The water from that stream is contaminated with giardia.
Source: tatoeba (2399383)
Giardia
/d͡ʒiˈɑɹdiə/
Synonyms for "giardia" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
giardia parasite
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
protozoan parasite genus
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesdiseaseflagellateflagellate protozoanflagellated protozoangenusinfectionmastigophoranmastigophoreorganismparasite
More specific
4 entriesGiardia intestinalisGiardia lambliaacute giardiasischronic giardiasis
Collocations
5 entriesGiardia intestinalisGiardia lambliaintestinal parasiteprotozoan parasitewaterborne transmission
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Boiling water for one minute will kill most types of disease-causing organisms, such as cholera, typhoid, salmonella, giardia, E. coli, and amoebas.
Source: tatoeba (11660589)
Some of those that have been found in swimming pools are viruses such as hepatitis A, bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can produce severe ear ache, and the parasite giardia, which can cause a nasty stomach upset.
Source: wiktionary
As soon as the immune system has generated antibodies against one coat, giardia switches to another.
Source: wiktionary