Beaver Fever
Common Name: Beaver Fever
Scientific Name: Giardi lamblia
Phylum: Metamonada
Class: Kinetoplastea
Specimen #:58
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: The giardia organism inhabits the digestive tract of a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: The giardia organism inhabits the digestive tract of a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans. It is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, infecting approximately 200 million people worldwide.
Relationship with humans: It is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, infecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. Symptoms include loss of appetite, diarrhea, hematuria (blood in urine), loose or watery stool, stomach cramps, upset stomach, projectile vomiting (uncommon), bloating, excessive gas, and burping (often sulfurous). Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after infection and may wane and reappear cyclically
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardiasis
http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/giardiasis/fact_sheet.htm
Scientific Name: Giardi lamblia
Phylum: Metamonada
Class: Kinetoplastea
Specimen #:58
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: The giardia organism inhabits the digestive tract of a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: The giardia organism inhabits the digestive tract of a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species, as well as humans. It is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, infecting approximately 200 million people worldwide.
Relationship with humans: It is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, infecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. Symptoms include loss of appetite, diarrhea, hematuria (blood in urine), loose or watery stool, stomach cramps, upset stomach, projectile vomiting (uncommon), bloating, excessive gas, and burping (often sulfurous). Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after infection and may wane and reappear cyclically
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardiasis
http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/giardiasis/fact_sheet.htm