What is Giardia lamblia?
{{Italictitle}} {{Taxobox | color = khaki | name = ''Giardia lamblia'' | image = Giardia lamblia SEM 8698 lores.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = ''Giardia'' cell, SEM | domain = [[Eukaryota]] | phylum = [[Metamonad]]a | ordo = [[Diplomonad]]ida | familia = [[Hexamitidae]] | binomial = ''Giardia lamblia''}} [[File:Giardia life cycle en.svg|right|thumb|Parasite life cycle (click to enlarge).]] '''''Giardia lamblia''''' (also known as ''Lamblia intestinalis'' and ''Giardia duodenalis'') is a [[parasite]] that infects the [[gastrointestinal tract|intestines]] and causes '''giardiasis''' or 'beaver fever'. ''Giardia'' affects [[human]]s, [[cat]]s, [[dog]]s and [[bird]]s, [[cow]]s, [[beaver]]s, [[deer]], and [[sheep]]. {{Commonscat|Giardia lamblia}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Parasites]] [[Category:Protozoa]]