SEM of attached Giardia lamblia protozoa fixed in the process of dorsal tail flexion


Thanks to Stanley L. Erlandsen, and Dennis E. Feely, authors of "Trophozoite Motility and the Mechanism of Attachment," in Giardia and Giardiasis, Plenum
Disease Giardia
Responsible pathogen Giardia lamblia protozoa
Description causes diarrhea and gas
Route of exposure gastro-intestinal
Mode of transmission waterborne
Prevention/Treatment fluid replacement and anti-parasitic drugs


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