Treatment also lowers the chance that you will pass giardia to others.

We don't know when giardia is going to be dumped into a water supply.

But not until the mid-1970's did Giardia start to receive the medical attention it is now known to deserve.

But the antibiotics used to treat giardia can themselves have side effects.

Iodine should be allowed at least 30 minutes to kill Giardia.

When test results become available, he said, there probably will not be significant levels of giardia and cryptosporidium.

For most people who become infested with Giardia there are no symptoms.

The city believes a second microorganism, giardia, may also be a threat.

Beavers can spread disease, for example, giardia in drinking water.

No Giardia parasites are seen when the string is examined.

Iodine is considered to work better than chlorine against giardia.

Its effect against Giardia lamblia has been described as modest.

If Giardia lamblia is found in the first test (positive result), no more tests are needed.

Learn about Giardia and develop confidence drinking out of backcountry streams.

They often became sick with giardia indicating the water was not from an artesian source.

The most common cause of wilderness diarrhea is the parasite Giardia.

But it is not approved for use against Giardia, and there is concern about its ability to cause cancer.

The exact way this medicine kills the giardia parasite is not known.

C. mesnili has a similar life style to Giardia lamblia.

Low levels of cryptosporidium and giardia were first detected in the water supply on 21 July.

It is also possible that people living in areas where the surface waters are widely contaminated with Giardia may become immune.

The Giardia lamblia cysts can survive in cold water for several months.

Infection with Giardia can produce diarrhea, gas, and abdominal pain in some people.

Giardia infection can be diagnosed by looking for the parasite in the stools.

I took that same pill when I had giardia.