Giardia Lamblia Center - West Babylon, NY
West Babylon 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 West Babylon * Island Digestive Disease  Island Digestive Disease  Island Digestive Disease  Island Digestive Disease  Michael C Braunstein MD  Quintana Family Medical  Krishnaiyer Subramani MD  Island Gastroenterology Consultants  Island Gastroenterology Consultants  Island Gastroenterology Consultants  Island Gastroenterology Consultants  Island Gastroenterology Consultants  Michael R Delman MD  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Western Suffolk Gastroenterology Associates  Broadway Internal Medicine Associates  Island Medical Group PC  Melissa Palmer MD  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Dix Hills Medical Associates  William Caccese MD  Santa Nandi MD  Michael C Barth MD  Mount Sinai North Shore Medical Group  Queens-Long Island Medical Group PC  Mount Sinai North Shore Medical Group  Gastrointestinal Specialists of LI  Gastrointestinal Specialists of LI  East Islip Professional  Robert Gross MD PC  West Carver Medical Associates  West Carver Medical Associates  West Carver Medical Associates  Huntington Gastroenterology  Huntington Gastroenterology  Huntington Gastroenterology  North Country Medical Associates  North Country Medical Associates  Mark Nyitray DO PLLC  North Country Medical Associates  North Country Medical Associates  Oppenheimer & Marchitelli MDs  Gary B Hanfling MD  Sandra Layne MD  Joseph C Lazar MD  Syosset Gastroenterology  Plainview Medical Group  Richard B Rubin MD PC  Karl Friedman MD  VA Medical Center Northport  VA Medical Center Northport  Arun Gupta MD & Neelam Gupta MD  Nassau University Medical Center  Long Island Gastroenterology Group  Long Island Gastroenterology Group  Zvi A Alpern MD  Farzad Forohar MD  Robert M Lazar MD  Alan L Spielberg MD  Gamaliel Immanuel MD  Mount Sinai North Shore Medical Group  Mount Sinai North Shore Medical Group  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Sridevi Bhumi MD  Christopher Demetriou MD  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Long Island Gastroenterology PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Long Island Gastroenterology PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Long Island Gastroenterology PC  Richard Ferstenberg MD  Cardiovascular Medical Associates  Sonya S Ventour MD  David Gutman MD  Drs Kirchblum & Mausner  Drs Krigsman & Moskowitz  Drs Kirchblum & Mausner  Drs Krigsman & Moskowitz  Island Wide Medical Associates  The Center For Healing  Winthrop Gastroenterology PC  Winthrop Gastroenterology PC  Winthrop Gastroenterology PC  William A Ross MD  Winthrop Gastroenterology PC  Drs Geier Klein Lipp & Pereira  Drs Geier Klein Lipp & Pereira  Drs Geier Klein Lipp & Pereira  Drs Geier Klein Lipp & Pereira  Steven J Friedman MD  Charnjit Singh MD West Babylon, New YorkUpcoming 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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