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What are signs of a giardia infection?
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Diarrhea,gas, pain: Giardia (an intestinal parasite) usually causes profound diarrhea, gas and pain. Giardia is usually contracted from drinking contaminated water in the wilderness but is also found in institutions (e.g. Daycares).
Answered 12/24/2014
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Symptoms: Giardiasis can present with rotten egg (sulfur) smelling burps, with diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, passing gas, nausea, vomiting, fever, constipation; loss of appetite. Giardiasis is an infection of the small bowel by giardia lamblia.
Answered 3/15/2016
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