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PARASITOLOGY II - Modern Prepper

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1-10. LUMEN FLAGELLATES<br />

The lumen flagellates pathogenic to men are Giardia lamblia, Thrichomonas<br />

vaginalis, and Trichomonas hominis.<br />

COMMON NAME: None.<br />

ORGANISM 1 -- Giardia lamblia<br />

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan; pocket of endemic behavier in<br />

Colorado.<br />

PATHOGENESIS: Giardiasis.<br />

SEROLOGICAL DIAGONSIS: Agglutination test, fluorescent antibody, enzyme<br />

linked-immunosorbant assay (ELISA).<br />

HABITAT: Small intestines.<br />

INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.<br />

RESERVOIR HOST: None.<br />

INFECTED FORM: Mature, quadrinucleated cyst.<br />

MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.<br />

LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:<br />

SPECIMEN SOURCE: Feces, dukodenal aspirates.<br />

Figure 1-26. Information on Giardia lamblia.<br />

MD0842 1-23

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