贾第虫

賈第蟲
jiǎdìchóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Giardia (parasitic protozoan)
  2. 2 esp. Giardia lamblia / intestinalis

Examples

Jiǎdìchóng shì yǐnqǐ fùxiè de chángjiàn jìshēngchóng.
Giardia is a common parasite that causes diarrhea.
Yǐnyòng wèi chǔlǐ de yěwài shuǐyuán róngyì gǎnrǎn jiǎdìchóng.
Drinking untreated water from the wild can easily cause Giardia infection.

Tips

history
Named after French biologist Alfred Giard (1846-1908). Giardiasis — aka 'beaver fever' in North American trail lore — is the commonest reason backcountry hikers are told to filter stream water.

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