Questions in The Maternal and Child Health Forum are being answered by medical professionals from Henry Ford Health System , consistently ranked one of the best hospitals in America. It turned out that he had Giardia. We now even put Lysol while cleaning the house.
Children are more likely than adults to be infected.
Day care centers are often significant reservoirs of infection. Dogs may be carriers of the organism. Water is often a source of epidemics. The usual levels of chlorine used to purify water are insufficient to eradicate the parasite. Water filtration is required.