Giardia is a truly unique creature. When I saw it for the first time on some drawing, I immediately though "what a mini alien is this!". Now, year later, I am studying this ancient creature at Uppsala University and it keeps amazing me)
#Giardia #Giardiasis #parasite #art #science

While many people recover from Giardia, it can become worse over time for those experiencing major symptoms.

HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — Hopkins County Health Department officials are sharing an update on the ongoing Giardia outbreak in the county.

How #hygienic are public #swimming #pools really? ...

| #Staphylococcus | #Parasites | #microbes | #water | #pathogens | Via bbc .com

New #ISEPpapers! Extreme mitochondrial reduction in a novel group of free-living metamonads www.nature.com/articles/s41... by Shelby Williams, @cstairs.bsky.social et al.

#protists #mitochondria #microbes #evolution #biology #genomics #bioinformatics

Heading to a summer barbecue? Trichinella, Taenia saginata & Taenia solium can be spread through eating raw or undercooked meat products, eating improperly stored meats, and eating raw or undercooked meat from wild animals that are infected, including deer, moose, boar, bear, walrus & many birds.

Issue #10 of The SPREAD is hot off the press! 📰✨

This one’s got bite (🦟) — from dodging tick bites, to Giardia’s sneaky protein secrets, plus a spotlight on more of our brilliant MCID PhD students 🎓

Dive in here 👉 shorturl.at/XrYw1

@unibe.ch #MCID #TheSPREAD #Ticks #Giardia #InfectiousDisease

#Giardiasis is not a disease of tropical or developing countries. It concerns the entire world! Still, data on the drug resistance of Giardia is not collected systematically, as it is done for bacterial #enteropathogens. There is no #vaccine for giardiasis prevention for humans either.

Pools can harbor parasites that shed and spread through fecal matter. Cryptosporidium is the most common, but Giardia lamblia can also occur. And when someone hops in the pool who hasn't washed their hands or has a bowel movement in the pool, parasites can be released into the pool water.

Our very ancient ancestor and our parasite nowadays - Giardia. #Giardias are unicellular #protozoa in the #Diplomonada order. There are 8 species A to H, and subspecies within each group. A and B species infect humans all over the world, causing millions of cases of diarrhea!
#diarrhea #SciCommUU25

A novel mechanism of microbial attachment: the flagellar pump of Giardia lamblia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.09.602685v1

It's Parasite Awareness Day! 🧪
#parasiteawarenessday

Expansion of the known host range of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in captive wildlife at Beijing Zoo [2025]
doi.org/10.1051/para...

The binary protein interactome mapping of the Giardia lamblia proteasome lid reveals extra proteasomal functions of GlRpn11 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.18.613619v1

Remember that "natural" water from lakes, streams & rivers is untreated and can harbor parasites like Giardia and Cryptosporidium. This can be prevented by treating water through boiling, filtering, and/or disinfecting, burying waste if toilet facilities are not available & washing your hands. 📸 CDC

Giardia is definitely the cutest parasite if you're wanting to pick up a cute one.

Incredible capture of giardia, showing its ventral suction cup and several pairs of flagella!
#Giadia #protist #diplomonad #parasitology

Meet #Giardia duodenalis, a cute protist from #Diplomonada order. Despite its cute looks, it's not cool when it infects you! It causes fatty #diarrhea, #malabsorption & #dehydration. So wash your hands, food & consume clean water, especially when traveling or camping.
Safe holidays!
#SciCommUU25