Giardia Lamblia Center - Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach 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 Pompano Beach * Daniel S Kosches MD PA  Digestive Disease Consultants of South Florida  Gastroenterology Associates PA  Gastroenterology Associates PA  Jerold A Cohen MD  Jose M Flores MD  Peter H Gach MD  Guy V Zingaro MD  Imperial Point Medical Group  Imperial Point Medical Group  Harold Rosen MD  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  The Gastroenterology Institute of Fort Lauderdale  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Leib H Singer MD  Subhash Gupta MD  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  Jose C Meeroff MD  Litzenblatt Piecher & Lopez MD PA  HGR Medical Associates  Dr Gupta  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  GI Consultants of North Broward PA  Digestive Disease Associates  Gastrocare LLP  Digestive Disease Associates  Douglas M Weissman MD  Craig A Peller MD  Alberto E Angulo MD  Leslie Jacob MD  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Bachar Dahman MD  Medical Multi Specialty Group of West Broward PA  W John Dickerson II MD  Murali P Shankar MD  Neil T Tucker MD  Harvey S Kleiner DO & Armando A Fernandez MD  Leonel J Hernandez MD  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Rodolfo Chirinos MD  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Boca Raton Gastroenterology Associates PA  Andrew H Zwick MD  Hahn & Adler Associates  Hahn & Adler Associates  Satya P Singh MD PA  Prosper Abitbol DO  Digestive Disease Institute  Robert L Mellman MD & Cheryl Moss-Mellman MD  Digestive Disease Institute  Digestive Disease Institute  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Consultants  West Broward Gastroenterology  West Broward Gastroenterology  West Broward Gastroenterology  Elliot Wortzel MD  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  West Broward Gastroenterology Associates  Aryama Sharma MD  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers  Caren J Bennett MD  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  Milton Gedallovich & Howard Baikovitz MDs  Moshe Hirth MD  The Center For Gastrointestinal Disorders  Ira R Lefkof MD  South Palm GI PA  South Palm GI PA  South Palm GI PA  South Florida Gastroenterology Associates PA  South Palm GI PA  Herbert L Shick MD  Gordon G Souaid MD  Steven E Selub MD  Associates in Internal Medicine  Paul E Gregoline DPM PA  Pedro P Llaneza MD  Center for Gastroenterology  Howard M Estrin MD  The GI Group of South Florida PA  Solomon L Lerer MD  The GI Group of South Florida PA Pompano Beach, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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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