what is the treatment for giardia?
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Background Standard treatment for giardiasis consists of antibiotic therapy.Metronidazole is the most commonly prescribed antibiotic for this condition.
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Hookworms in Cats Metronidazole is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. It is used for the treatment of many types of infections, including one-celled intestinal parasites such as Giardia, in a variety of animal species. Dose and Administration. Always follow the dosage instructions provided by your veterinarian.
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- Like most antibiotics, metronidazole is prescribed to treat a variety of conditions, and to relieve their symptoms, such as: 1  Giardia (and other parasites) 2  Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) 3  Oral and dental infections.  Other bacterial infections that cause diarrhea or sepsis.
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Giardia in Humans Giardia in Humans. Giardia is a microscopic parasite responsible for the diarrhea-related illness giardiasis. Also known as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia lamblia, this organism begins to multiply within the intestines after a person becomes infected.For more details on symptoms of giardiasis, treatment options, and different ways in which humans can become infected with this parasite, click Giardia.).
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Metronidazole Metronidazole is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication used to treat various conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, nonspecific diarrheal disorders, infections caused by Giardia (a cause of diarrhea), and periodontal disease.
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Giardia in Dogs 1 Dogs get giardia from water that has been soiled with feces. 2  Give your dog safe, clean water to drink. 3  Pick up your dog's feces immediately, avoiding contact with your skin.
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Whooping Cough Treatment Whooping cough treatment typically involves antibiotics and supportive care, which refers to providing relief of symptoms and complications as the body fights the whooping cough bacteria (Bordetella pertussis).
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- 1 Giardia: Introduction. 2  Treatments for Giardia (Introduction) 3  Treatment list for Giardia. 4  Latest treatments for Giardia. 5  Discussion of treatments for Giardia. 6  Buy Products Related to Treatments for Giardia.  Giardia: Introduction.
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Giardia in Dogs Your veterinarian can perform a test on your dog’s feces to see if it has giardiasis. If your dog is infected with Giardia, your veterinarian can prescribe safe, effective treatment for control of the disease. To prevent spreading Giardia (and other parasites), pick up the feces left by your dog immediately and place it in the trash.
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Diagnosis When signs and symptoms are severe or the infection persists, doctors usually treat giardiasis with medications such as: 1  Metronidazole (Flagyl). 2  Metronidazole is the most commonly used antibiotic for giardia infection.3  Side effects may include nausea and a metallic taste in the mouth.hen signs and symptoms are severe or the infection persists, doctors usually treat giardiasis with medications such as: 1  Metronidazole (Flagyl). 2  Tinidazole (Tindamax). 3  Nitazoxanide (Alinia).
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Metronidazole Metronidazole is not labeled for animal use, but is widely used to treat infections of Giardia in dogs, cats, and other companion animals, although it does not reliably clear infection with this organism and is being supplanted by fenbendazole for this purpose in dogs and cats.
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Heart Disease and Pericarditis Treatment of constrictive pericarditis may include: 1  Analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents to treat pain or inflammation. 2  Diuretics to treat heart failure symptoms. 3  Antiarrhythmics to treat any abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation. 4  Pericardiectomy (the surgical removal of the stiff pericardium from the heart).
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Metronidazole by Watson Labs General Description: Metronidazole is an oral antibiotic used in dogs and cats to kill some intestinal parasites, especially Giardia spp. It is also used to treat diarrhea and infections caused by anerobic bacteria. This medication has a bitter taste. Disguising it with food may help you administer this drug successfully.
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Be On Guard Against Giardia Treating Giardia. If your dog is diagnosed with giardia, he will likely be prescribed medication, and your veterinarian will recommend a follow-up fecal sample two weeks after treatment. A dog should be bathed on his last day of treatment to eliminate all giardia cysts from his hair coat.
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All About Giardia In Dogs Giardia in dogs (full name is 'Giardiosis) is caused by tiny, single-cell internal parasites. This disease is also know as 'Beaver Fever'. The tiny organisms called 'Protozoa' attack your pet's gastrointestinal tract and can cause some serious trouble!
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- 1 Metronidazole (Flagyl). 2  Metronidazole is the most commonly used antibiotic for giardia infection. 3  Side effects may include nausea and a metallic taste in the mouth. 4  Don't drink alcohol while taking this medication. Metronidazole is the most commonly used antibiotic for giardia infection. 2  Side effects may include nausea and a metallic taste in the mouth. 3  Don't drink alcohol while taking this medication. 4  Tinidazole (Tindamax).
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- Generally, do not treat asymptomatic persons who excrete the organism, except to prevent household transmission (eg, from toddlers to pregnant women or to patients with hypogammaglobulinemia or cystic fibrosis) and to permit adequate treatment in individuals with possible Giardia intestinalis –associated antibiotic malabsorption who require oral ...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Treatment. Atrial fibrillation and flutter are usually treated with medications and/or electrical shock (cardioversion). In some cases, removal of a small portion of the heart (ablation), implantation of a pacemaker or a cardioverter defibrillator, or maze surgery is needed.
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Giardiasis Contact a doctor for appropriate diagnosis and treatment if your symptoms are consistent with giardiasis, if symptoms last despite treatment, or if any new symptoms develop. People should not automatically go to the hospital for these conditions.
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Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment and Causes of Giardia in Dogs Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment and Causes of Giardia in Dogs. Contaminated water is one of the causes of giardia in dogs as well as general exposure in the environment such as exposure to contaminated surfaces in parks or even the dog's food if that also becomes contaminated.
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Diagnosis Many people who do have problems often get better on their own in a few weeks. When signs and symptoms are severe or the infection persists, doctors usually treat giardiasis with medications such as: Metronidazole (Flagyl). Metronidazole is the most commonly used antibiotic for giardia infection.
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Canine Giardia Treatment with Panacur (Fenbendazole) for Dogs Panacur is a medication effective for the treatment of many intestinal infections in dogs. Fenbendazole, the active ingredient in Panacur, is useful against the most common intestinal worms including whipworms, hookworms, roundworms and tapeworms.
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Giardia Giardia (/dʒiːˈɑːrdiə/ or /ˈdʒɑːrdiə/) 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 a swimming trophozoite and an infective, resistant cyst.
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Symptoms and Treatment of Giardia in Cats Giardia in cats results is asymptomatic in most cats, but can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, deyhdration and weight loss. Source: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Diarrhea is usually the only sign of disease accompanied by progressive weight loss and body condition.
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- Treatment. 1  Metronidazole (also known as Flagyl) is a first-line treatment (9) 2  Tinidazole (Tindamax) is also a first-line treatment. 3  Nitazoxanide (also know as Alinia) inhibits trophozoite growth by disrupting their energy metabolism, is available in liquid form for children.