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giardia

n. The human intestinal parasite ''Giardia lamblia''.

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giardia

n. a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

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Giardia

Giardia ( or ) is a genus of anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites of the phylum Sarcomastigophora that colonise and reproduce in the small intestines of several vertebrates, causing giardiasis. Their life cycle alternates between an actively swimming trophozoite and an infective, resistant cyst. Giardia were first described by the Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1681. The genus is named after French zoologist Alfred Mathieu Giard.

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Hepatitis a Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus Giardia or Campylobacter, then you may not work there.

Also on the application McDonald's says if you have any of the following diseases: Hepatitis a Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus Giardia or Campylobacter, then you may not work there.