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Small Inflammation Trophozoites Moa Parasite Giardia  Trophozoites Pear Shaped

Giardia trophozoites colonize the small intestine, causing inflammation and villous atrophy, attaching to epithelial cells via a sucking disk to absorb nutrients and induce inflammation.

Giardia-trofotsiitit kolonisoivat ohutsuolen, aiheuttaen suolen tulehdusta ja nukkamaista atrofiaa, ja ne tarttuvat epiteelisoluihin imulevyllään, sitoen ja imeemalla ravintoaineita.

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Giardia trophozoites (pear-shaped trophozoite) colonize small gut → small bowel inflammation and villous atrophy (↓ absorptive capability) → trophozoites have four pairs of flagella and two nuclei which attach to epithelial cells in duodenal and jejunal crypts through a sucking disk on their ventral surface → trophozoites absorb nutrients from the host and cause inflammation | malabsorption

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