Giardia Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What is the key points of the life cycle and prepatent period of Giardia?	Simple life cycle Direct life cycle Reproduce by binary fission 5-6 day prepatent period		Link to Article
How do both people and animals become infected by Giardia?	Water bourne transmission Direct faecal-oral transmission		Link to Article
How would you diagnose a Giardia infection?	The cysts are heavy and do not float well in saturated sodium chloride solution Cysts excretion is intermittent so faeces need to be collected and sampled over 3 days Cyst antigen can be detected in faeces by an immunoassay		Link to Article