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Descriptor English: Giardiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Giardiasis
Descriptor giardiasis
Entry term(s) giardiosis
infección por Giardia
infección por Giardia duodenalis
infección por Giardia intestinalis
infección por Giardia lamblia
lambliasis
lambliosis
Scope note: Infección del INTESTINO DELGADO causada por el protozoo flagelado GIARDIA. Se transmite a través de los alimentos y el agua contaminados y también por contacto directo de persona a persona.
Descriptor Portuguese: Giardíase
Descriptor French: Giardiase
Entry term(s): Giardia Infection
Giardia Infections
Giardia duodenalis Infection
Giardia duodenalis Infections
Giardia intestinalis Infection
Giardia intestinalis Infections
Giardia lamblia Infection
Giardia lamblia Infections
Giardiases
Infection, Giardia
Infection, Giardia duodenalis
Infection, Giardia intestinalis
Infection, Giardia lamblia
Infections, Giardia
Infections, Giardia duodenalis
Infections, Giardia intestinalis
Infections, Giardia lamblia
Lambliases
Lambliasis
Tree number(s): C01.610.432.481
C01.610.752.400
C06.405.469.452.481
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005873
Scope note: An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 29400
Unique ID: D005873
NLM Classification: WC 700
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Giardiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0009224
Scope note An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact.
Preferred term Giardiasis
Entry term(s) Giardia Infection
Giardia Infections
Giardiases
Infection, Giardia
Infections, Giardia
Lambliases
Lambliasis
Giardia duodenalis Infection - Narrower
Concept UI M000622574
Preferred term Giardia duodenalis Infection
Entry term(s) Giardia duodenalis Infections
Infection, Giardia duodenalis
Infections, Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis Infection - Narrower
Concept UI M000622573
Preferred term Giardia intestinalis Infection
Entry term(s) Giardia intestinalis Infections
Infection, Giardia intestinalis
Infections, Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblia Infection - Narrower
Concept UI M000622572
Preferred term Giardia lamblia Infection
Entry term(s) Giardia lamblia Infections
Infection, Giardia lamblia
Infections, Giardia lamblia



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