Risk Factors for Giardia

List of Risk Factors for Giardia

The list of risk factors mentioned for Giardia in various sources includes:

• Child care workers
• Day care centers
• Diaper-aged children
• International travelers
• Hikers
• Campers
• Swimmers
• Contaminated water sources
• Untreated water

Giardia Risk Factors: Book Excerpts

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Risk factors discussion:

FDA Bad Bug Book (Excerpt)

This disease afflicts many homosexual men, both HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. This is presumed to be due to sexual transmission. The disease is also common in child day care centers, especially those in which diapering is done. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

FDA Bad Bug Book (Excerpt)

Giardiasis is most frequently associated with the consumption of contaminated water. Five outbreaks have been traced to food contamination by infected or infested food handlers, and the possibility of infections from contaminated vegetables that are eaten raw cannot be excluded. Cool moist conditions favor the survival of the organism. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

Giardiasis: DPD (Excerpt)

Persons at increased risk for giardiasis include child care workers; children who attend day care centers, including diaper-aged children; international travelers; hikers; campers, swimmers; and others who drink or accidentally swallow water from contaminated sources that is untreated (no heat inactivation, filtration, or chemical disinfection). Several community-wide outbreaks of giardiasis have been linked to drinking municipal water or recreational water contaminated with Giardia. (Source: excerpt from Giardiasis: DPD)

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Giardia are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Giardia makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Giardia. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Giardia. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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