What Is Gastroenteritis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
4. Parasitic Gastroenteritis
We tend to think of other animals having parasitic infections such as flea and tick infections, but people can get infected also. Some of these parasites are on a microscopic level, and they can cause us to become very ill. Parasitic gastroenteritis is one example of this happening.
Cryptosporidium spp, and entamoeba histolytica, are fairly common causes, but the most common is giardia lamblia. Giardia lamblia can be found all over much of the world but it is more likely to be encountered in developing countries. It tends to be transmitted between children staying in close groups, and is also often prevalent after natural disasters.
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