Giardia Lamblia Center - Hawthorne, CA
Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne * Coast Gastroenterology  Coast Gastroenterology  West Gastroenterology Associates  Coast Gastroenterology  Coast Gastroenterology  West Gastroenterology Associates  West Gastroenterology Associates  Digestive Care Consultants  West Gastroenterology Associates  Digestive Care Consultants  Digestive Care Consultants  Digestive Care Consultants  Digestive Care Consultants  Digestive Care Consultants  West Gastroenterology Associates  Digestive Care Consultants  Coast Gastroenterology Group  William Essilfie MD  Nazir U Khaja MD  Gastroenterology Associates of the South Bay Inc  Gastroenterology Associates of the South Bay Inc  Iraj Akhlaghi MD  Robert M Webman MD  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Redondo Beach  Harbor UCLA Medical Foundation  Harbor UCLA Medical Foundation  Judy L Law-Torok MD  David O Kim MD  Osato Medical Clinic  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group  Western Healthcare  Robert A Gross MD  Glenn Pasternack MD  LAC / Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital  Paul Key MD  Yong Tai Lee MD  California Pancreatic Biliary Institute  California Pancreatic Biliary Institute  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Mixed Specialties  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Mixed Specialties  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Mixed Specialties  Kaiser Permanente Harbor City Mixed Specialties  Multi Health Care Medical Group  Martin H Lee MD  B Raymond Lim MD & Myoza T Lim MD  Said Rahban MD  Robert Richter MD  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Enrique Slodownik MD  Enrique Slodownik MD  Enrique Slodownik MD  Gastro-Digestive Medical Group  Dr Marc A Edelstein  Gastro-Digestive Medical Group  John D Romm MD & Howard Pitchon MD  Sadler Medical Group  Robert Y Uyeda MD  Nicholas Karyotakis MD  Payman?Khorrami MD  Herbert R Kornfeld MD  Shahab Mehdizadeh MD  Shahab Mehdizadeh MD  Rahbar Medical Group  Century City Endoscopy  Mitchell J Spirt MD  Carey Strom MD  Paul Choi MD  Cedars-Sinai Esophageal Center  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Gastroenterology  Cedars-Sinai Esophageal Center  Cedars-Sinai Esophageal Center  Jin H Suh MD  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Gastroenterology  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Gastroenterology  Federal Medical Clinic  Harry A Cynamon MD  Mark Davidson MD  Joel D Feinstein MD  Drs Cynamon & Feldman  Siamak Tabib MD  Donald R Henderson MD  Pyoung I Kwon MD  Joseph Loewy MD  Drs Cynamon & Feldman  Siamak Tabib MD  Jeffrey H Sherman MD  Jeffrey H Sherman MD  Siamak Tabib MD  Siamak Tabib MD  Daniel Lahana MD Hawthorne, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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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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