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Giardia lamblia - Coggle Diagram
Giardia lamblia
PATHOGENESIS
duodenitis & jejunitis
stool
chronic diarrhoea
weight loss
voluminous
fouling smell
reduced secretion of IgA levels
large amount of fat & mucous in stool
MORPHOLOGY
TROPHOZOITE
Pear shaped
flagella
tumbling leaf motility
4 pair
attaches to intestine
CYST
Oval or round shape
Infective form
nucleus present in one or both sides
live in external environment for 2 weeks
sucking disk present in cytoplasm
LIFECYCLE
Excysting stage
contaminated food
Injection of cyst
reproduction (binary fission)
one cyst release 2 trophozoites
reach duodenum & jejunum
suck nutrients and cause irritation
attach by sucking disk
encysting stage
cyst release
live in environment for 2 weeks
LAB DIAGNOSIS
Wet mount test
Duodenal sampling
sedimentation test
zinc sulfate & flotation formalin ether sedimentation test
confirmation test
entero test
PCR
antigen detection test
antibody detection test
Radiological method
TERATMENT
Metronidazole
tinidazole
furazolidone
