Giardia Lamblia Center - Lorain, OH
Lorain 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 Lorain * Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Nicholas Jarmoszuk MD  Abdul Razack MD  Tri-City Family Medicine  North Coast Gastroenterology Inc  Allen Medical Center Physicians  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic West  Cleveland Clinic West  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  Anita Cheriyan  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  Westside Gastroenterologists  Subhash Mahajan MD  Suresh Mahajan MD Inc  Westside Gastroenterologists  Westside Gastroenterologists  MetroHealth Outpatient Surgery Center  Cleveland Clinic Strongsville  Bennie R Upchurch MD  Ridgepark Medical Associates Inc  Digestive Disease Consultants  Digestive Disease Consultants  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  Alfred A Kafity DO  Elizabeth P Macintyre MD  Lawrence McCormack MD  Independence Family Health  Martin H Beerman MD  James M Boyle MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Srinivasan Dasarathy MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Allergy & Immunology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Lewis Sotkes VA Medical Center Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  UH Case Medical Center Gastroenterology Residency Program  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  North Shore Gastroenterology  North Shore Gastroenterology Lorain, OhioUpcoming Local Events2012-05-27
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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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