giardiasis
noun
giar·di·a·sis (ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-səs 
jē-ər-,
jär-
plural giardiases (ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz
jē-ər-,
jär-
: infestation with or disease caused by a giardia
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Research suggests that failure to adequately wash your hands between pooping and putting your hands in your mouth is likely the most common cause of giardiasis among campers. 
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2022 The giardia parasite causes the diarrheal disease giardiasis, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Korin Miller, Health.com, 15 June 2021 Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses—dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria—and wanted to move closer to her father. Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 12 June 2021 Norovirus infections, which cause vomiting and diarrhea, were the second most common, with 1.3 million cases, followed by the diarrheal disease giardiasis with just over 400,000 annual cases. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020 One Wilderness Society staffer contracted giardiasis after drinking water running off a glacier. Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020 Through his research and his work with diplomats and other international travelers, Dr. Wolfe became an authority on such exotic conditions as giardiasis and schistosomiasis, both of which are caused by parasites. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 17 June 2017 See More
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2022 The giardia parasite causes the diarrheal disease giardiasis, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Korin Miller, Health.com, 15 June 2021 Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses—dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria—and wanted to move closer to her father. Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 12 June 2021 Norovirus infections, which cause vomiting and diarrhea, were the second most common, with 1.3 million cases, followed by the diarrheal disease giardiasis with just over 400,000 annual cases. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020 One Wilderness Society staffer contracted giardiasis after drinking water running off a glacier. Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020 Through his research and his work with diplomats and other international travelers, Dr. Wolfe became an authority on such exotic conditions as giardiasis and schistosomiasis, both of which are caused by parasites. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 17 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
giardiasis
noun
giar·di·a·sis (ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-səs, ˌjē-ər-, jär-
plural giardiases -ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by a flagellate protozoan of the genus Giardia (especially G. lamblia) that is often characterized by diarrhea
called also lambliasis