"Giardiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005873
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.481 C03.752.400 C06.405.469.452.481
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| Concept/Terms |
Giardiasis- Giardiasis
- Giardiases
- Lambliasis
- Lambliases
- Giardia Infection
- Giardia Infections
- Infection, Giardia
- Infections, Giardia
Giardia duodenalis Infection- Giardia duodenalis Infection
- Giardia duodenalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia duodenalis
- Infections, Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis Infection- Giardia intestinalis Infection
- Giardia intestinalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia intestinalis
- Infections, Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblia Infection- Giardia lamblia Infection
- Giardia lamblia Infections
- Infection, Giardia lamblia
- Infections, Giardia lamblia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Grajeda BI, De Chatterjee A, Villalobos CM, Pence BC, Ellis CC, Enriquez V, Roy S, Roychowdhury S, Neumann AK, Almeida IC, Patterson SE, Das S. Giardial lipid rafts share virulence factors with secreted vesicles and participate in parasitic infection in mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:974200.
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Pogula PK, De Chatterjee A, Chi M, VanKoten HW, Das S, Patterson SE. Triazoxins: Novel nucleosides with anti-Giardia activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2020 06 15; 30(12):127175.
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Duarte TT, Ellis CC, Grajeda BI, De Chatterjee A, Almeida IC, Das S. A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Analysis Reveals the Presence of a Reduced but Dynamic Sphingolipid Metabolic Pathway in an Ancient Protozoan, Giardia lamblia. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019; 9:245.
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Robles-Martinez L, Mendez TL, Apodaca J, Das S. Glucosylceramide transferase in Giardia preferentially catalyzes the synthesis of galactosylceramide during encystation. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2017 01; 211:75-83.
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Yichoy M, Duarte TT, De Chatterjee A, Mendez TL, Aguilera KY, Roy D, Roychowdhury S, Aley SB, Das S. Lipid metabolism in Giardia: a post-genomic perspective. Parasitology. 2011 Mar; 138(3):267-78.
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Ryu H, Alum A, Mena KD, Abbaszadegan M. Assessment of the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-potable reclaimed water. Water Sci Technol. 2007; 55(1-2):283-90.
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Di Giovanni GD, Betancourt WQ, Hernandez J, Assadian NW, Flores Margez JP, Lopez EJ. Investigation of potential zooanthroponotic transmission of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis through agricultural use of reclaimed wastewater. Int J Environ Health Res. 2006 Dec; 16(6):405-18.
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Sackey ME, Weigel MM, Armijos RX. Predictors and nutritional consequences of intestinal parasitic infections in rural Ecuadorian children. J Trop Pediatr. 2003 02; 49(1):17-23.
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Turchany JM, Aley SB, Gillin FD. Giardicidal activity of lactoferrin and N-terminal peptides. Infect Immun. 1995 Nov; 63(11):4550-2.
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Aley SB, Gillin FD. Specialized surface adaptations of Giardia lamblia. Infect Agents Dis. 1995 Sep; 4(3):161-6.