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Jul 6, 2016 · A. azizkhan1995. The document discusses Giardia lamblia (also known as Giardia intestinalis), a protozoan parasite that infects the small intestine and causes giardiasis. It was first observed microscopically in 1681. It attaches to the small intestine epithelium and reproduces via binary fission. The life cycle involves ingestion of dormant ...
May 12, 2018 · Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite that causes giardiasis. It exists in two forms, trophozoite and cyst. The trophozoite attaches to the small intestine and multiplies, causing damage. It then forms cysts which are excreted and can contaminate water and food sources. Infection occurs when cysts are ingested and excyst in the small intestine.
Oct 5, 2019 · Giardia lamblia, also known as G. duodenalis or intestinalis, is a flagellated protozoan parasite that colonizes and reproduces in the small intestine causing giardiasis. 2. It exists in two forms - trophozoite, the active feeding stage, and cyst, the infective transmissible stage which is excreted in feces.
Aug 2, 2018 · Giardia lamblia is also known as intestinilis or G.duodenalis. It was first observed by Antony von Leewenhoek (1681) while examining his own stool and Lambi (1859) describe the parasite and named it as Giardia labmlia; Giardia is the only intestinal flagellate known to cause endemic and epidemic diarrhea in human. Habitat:
Morphology Trophozoite: Giardia is a 12 to 15 micrometer, half pear-shaped organism with 8 flagella and 2 axostyles arranged in a bilateral symmetry. There are two interiorly located large suction discs. The cytoplasm contains two nuclei and two parabasal bodies Cyst: Giardia cysts are 9 to 12 micrometer ellipsoidal cells with a smooth well-defined wall. The cytoplasm contains four nuclei and ...
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Giardia Lamblia - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite that infects the small intestine and causes giardiasis.
