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Giardia and giardiasis. 1 / Sandipan Ganguly.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Ganguly, Sandipan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parasites.
- Cryptosporidium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (34 min., 41 sec.) : color, sound
- Place of Publication:
- London : Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, 2025.
- System Details:
- video file
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Topics
- What is giardiasis?
- Brief history
- Giardia: An enigmatic parasite
- Minimalistic approach towards life: Reductive evolution
- Diverse host range of Giardia spp.
- Life cycle of Giardia lamblia
- Life cycle in human host
- Giardia: Truly asexual?
- Life forms of Giardia lamblia (the trophozoite form)
- Life forms of Giardia lamblia (the cyst form)
- Transmission
- Giardia lamblia transmission cycle
- Contributing factors in successful transmission
- Cyst: The potent life-cycle stage for transmission
- Clinical presentation: Gut feeling
- Clinical manifestation
- The clinical spectrum of Giardia infection
- Epidemiology
- Epidemiology: Endemic countries in the tropics
- Risk factors: International travel to endemic countries
- Risk factors: Age
- Risk factors: Poor wash services
- Risk factors: Exposure to recreational waterbodies and other reservoirs
- Additional risk factors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/IXKN2344.
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