giardia

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I had contracted giardia, an intestinal parasite -- probably from the wine.

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  1. noun Any of various flagellated, usually nonpathogenic protozoa of the genus Giardia that may be parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and most domestic animals.

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  • The tanks simply use a mix of charcoal, sand, rocks and gravel and this is enough to get 99\% of contaminants out, including giardia and cryptosporidium. —  TreeHugger
  • I had contracted giardia, an intestinal parasite -- probably from the wine. —  rediff.com
  • Take risks and you can end up with unwelcome surprises like giardia -- or worse. —  rediff.com
  • Potters for Peace (PFP) in Nicaragua developed the "ready-to-use" ceramic filter, which eliminates almost 100\% of all bacteria, including E. coli and Vibrio cholera, as well as giardia and Cryptosporidium. —  Yemen RSS News Feed - Yemen Times
  • The EX filter will strip out anything larger than .2 microns, which accounts for most bugs like crypto and giardia, as well as particulates (sand, rocks, etc …) —  Kit Up
 

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  1. New Latin, after Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846-1908), French zoologist.
 

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