Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Intestinal infection with giardia (especially Giardia lamblia), which can cause abdominal cramps, diarrhea, or nausea in humans.
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- noun An infectious
diarrheal disease caused by the Giardia lambliaparasite .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort
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Examples
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"For backcountry users in North America, giardiasis is the most common wilderness-acquired infection causing diarrhea," says Dr. Howard Backer, who has a master's in public health and is past president of the Wilderness Medical Society.
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Most of the patients with giardiasis had only minor gastrointestinal symptoms but were really ill with muscle pain, muscle weakness, flu-like feelings, sweats and enlarged lymph nodes.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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Cure of giardiasis resulted in clearing of fatigue and related viral symptoms muscle pain, sweats, flu-like feelings in 70 percent of cases, some reduction of fatigue in 18 percent, and was of no benefit in only 12 percent.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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In fact, 61 percent of fatigued patients with giardiasis had been diagnosed elsewhere as suffering from chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome CFIDS, compared to only 19 percent of fatigued patients without giardiasis.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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The test revealed infection with a parasite called Giardia lamblia, a condition called giardiasis.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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Cure of giardiasis resulted in clearing of fatigue and related viral symptoms muscle pain, sweats, flu-like feelings in 70 percent of cases, some reduction of fatigue in 18 percent, and was of no benefit in only 12 percent.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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In fact, 61 percent of fatigued patients with giardiasis had been diagnosed elsewhere as suffering from chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome CFIDS, compared to only 19 percent of fatigued patients without giardiasis.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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Epidemics of giardiasis have occurred at ski resorts in the dead of winter because of drinking water contamination.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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The test revealed infection with a parasite called Giardia lamblia, a condition called giardiasis.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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Epidemics of giardiasis have occurred at ski resorts in the dead of winter because of drinking water contamination.
Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011
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