Concept information
Preferred term
Giardia infections
Definition
- Despite the controversy about the taxonomy of the species in the genus Giardia, this protozoan (G. in-testinalis/lamblia/duodenalis) produces an important disease in the proximal portion of the small intestine, which could be asymptomatic, produce an acute self-limited diarrhea, and diverse intestinal symptoms such as chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps and tenderness, and weight loss, among others. Normally, there is no extraintestinal infections, but sometimes could produce a reactive arthritis (in recent years different studies revealed a clear relationship between giardiasis and inflammatory processes and allergy, possibly because infection by this protozoon enhances sensitization toward food antigens, due to increased antigen penetration through damaged intestinal mucosa). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Giardia Infections]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Giardia_infections
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