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Giardia

Giardia is an infectious disease spread by contaminated water, soil, or food. It causes severe intestinal illness.

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Is giardia unicellular or multicellular?

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the parisite giardia is a unicellular organism

Is giardia a autotroph?

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Where do giardia come from?

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What kingdom does Giardia Lamblia come from?

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Protista; not a prokaryote, but not an animal either. Can´t tell you much else as I find Protista a very vague and unhelpful group myself ^^;

What does giardia cause?

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The definition of giardia is any flagellate of the genus Giardia, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates.

Giardia lamblia cause a disease called Giardiasis. According to PubMedHealth, the disease is marked by abdominal pain; diarrhea; gas or bloating; headache; loss of appetite; low-grade fever; nausea; swollen or distended abdomen or vomiting.

The disease is caused by a protozoa that is passed through untreated drinking water. Around 80% of cases go away without medical treatment. The others can be treated by anti-infection agents (which kill off the protozoa.)

The most serious effect of the disease is dehydration (from diarrhea.) It's a common problem in places of the world where water isn't properly treated, and also easily picked up by back-packers who fail to treat their water.

How can you tell if giardia is gram negative or positive?

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I don't believe that G. lamblia is either one. That is it cannot be identified via gram staining. A trichrome stain is needed to identify this bacteria. The trichome stain, originally a system of three colored dyes, illuminates the nuclei in the parasite and along with it's unique shape (that of a tear drop with two nuclei) identifies the parasite as giardia.

Does Giardia have a membrane?

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No

How do giardia limblia reproduce?

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They reproduce asexually.

What type of protists is Giardia Lamblia in?

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Domain:Eukaryota(unranked):ExcavataPhylum:MetamonadaOrder:DiplomonadidaFamily:HexamitidaeGenus:GiardiaSpecies:G. lambli

What are giardia lamblia?

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Domain:Eukaryota(unranked):ExcavataPhylum:MetamonadaOrder:DiplomonadidaFamily:HexamitidaeGenus:GiardiaSpecies:G. lambli

How does giardia move?

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Flaglla

Is Giardia a protist?

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Yes it is. A protist that inhabits the limen of the small intestine where it subsists on the nutrients intended for the host.

How do you do you get rid of giardia lamblia?

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Giardiasis is caused by a protozoa names Giardia lamblia. It is a water born pathogen that is excreted in the stool of people and many animals. The next host gets it when they drink the contaminated water. It is a common infection in people who drink from mountain streams.

What kills giardia?

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prescription antibiotics

Is giardia a communicable disease?

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YES

Giardia in dogs?

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The majority of infections with Giardia are asymptomatic. In the rare circumstances where disease takes place, younger animals tend to be affected, and the typical indication can be a slight repeating diarrhea composed of soft, light-colored stools. In serious cases, there may be a severe explosive diarrhea. Furthermore, it may be either intermittent, or chronic. The fecal material in many cases are abnormal, being pale, having a bad odor, as well as looking greasy.

What do you eat or drink if you have giardia lamblia?

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it is all by the host that it lives in