Giardia Lamblia Center - Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack Gastroenterologist Doctors for Giardia LambliaType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Hackensack * Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Internal Medicine Associates of Bergen County PC  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Medical Care Institute  Medical Care Institute  Executive Health  Charles Riccobono MD  Forest Healthcare Associates PC  Vincent Rigoglioso MD  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Drs Paltrowitz Goldfarb Schmidt Micale & Palance  Wien Medical Group LLC  Medical Multispecialty Association PA  Scott David Lippe MD  Chul S Hyun MD  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Englewood Endoscopic Associates  Vitaly A Fishbein MD  Michael E Casser MD  Vivian Bethala MD  Old Hook Medical Associates LLC  Old Hook Medical Associates LLC  The Park Medical Group PA  Wood Ridge Medical Associates  Premier Surgical Group PA  Gary I Gorodokin MD  Ramesh C Gupta MD  Donald H Kutner DO  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Chessler Zingler Spinnell & Meininger MDs  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  David Stewart MD  Simon Kahn MD  Murray S Hamada MD  Anna M Korkis MD  Elias M Pascual MD  Jeffrey B Danzig MD  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Rutherford Gastroenterology Associates PA  Homayoon Hatefi MD  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Riverview Gastroenterology LLC  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Peter Caride MD  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastroenterology Medical Associates  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  United Medical PC  New Jersey Physician  Ashok Gupta MD  New Jersey Physician  Gastro Care  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Drs Zapiach & Ramos  Janardhan Bollu MD FACP  Burgos & Burgos MD  William J Focazio MD  St Joseph Hospital  Walid J Baddoura MD  John J Farkas MD  Piotr Huskowski MD  Alexander Biener MD  Midtown Medical Care Center  Bassam Najjar MD  Anil Agarwal MD  New Jersey Physicians  Lawrence Barnet MD  S C Baldino MD & Assoc  Mark Waxman MD  Subodh Patel MD  Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates  Passaic County Gastroenterology  Bellardini Kosc & Pavlou MDs  Michael Mainero MD  Passaic County Gastroenterology  Bellardini Kosc & Pavlou MDs Hackensack, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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Giardia LambliaRead the Giardia Lamblia article » What is giardiasis?Giardiasis (gee-ar-die-a-sis with a soft "G") is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the parasite, Giardia intestinalis, also known as Giardia lamblia. It is the most common cause of parasitic gastrointestinal disease; it is estimated that up to 2.5 million cases of giardiasis occur each year in the U.S., and up to 20% of the world's population is chronically infected. Giardia lamblia exists in two forms, an active form called a trophozoite, and an inactive form called a cyst. The active trophozoite attaches to the lining of the small intestine with a "sucker" and is responsible for causing the signs and symptoms of giardiasis. The trophozoite cannot live long outside of the body, therefore it cannot spread the infection to others. The inactive cyst, on the other hand, can exist for prolonged periods outside the body. When it is ingested, stomach acid activates the cyst, and the cyst develops into the disease-causing trophozoite. It takes ingestion of only ten cysts to cause infection. Trophozoites are important not only because they cause the symptoms of giardiasis, but also because they produce the cysts that exit the body in the feces and spread the infection to others. Cysts of Giardia are present in the feces of infected persons. Thus, the infection is spread from person to person by contamination of food with feces, or by direct fecal-oral contamination. Cysts also survive in water, for example in fresh water lakes and streams. As a result, giardiasis is the most common cause of water-borne, parasitic illness in the U.S.. Domestic mammals (for example, dogs, cats, calves) and wild mammals (for example, beavers) can become infected with Giardia; however, it is not clear how often domestic or wild mammals transmit giardiasis to humans. Giardiasis also has occurred as outbreaks from recreational water sources such as swimming pools, water pa... Recommended Reading Related to Giardia LambliaDiarrhea facts
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