Balantidiasis - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Balantidium (= Neobalantidium) (= Balantioides) coli, a large ciliated protozoan, is the only ciliate known to be capable of infecting humans. It is often associated with swine, the primary reservoir host.
Balantidium coli - Wikipedia
Balantidium coli is a parasitic species of ciliate alveolates that causes the disease balantidiasis. [1] [2] It is the only member of the ciliate phylum known to be pathogenic to humans. [1] [2]
Clinical Treatment of Balantidium coli infection - CDC
2024年9月4日 · At a glance. The three medications used to treat Balantidium coli infection include tetracycline, metronidazole, and iodoquinol. All three medications are available for human use in the United States. Consider safety precautions of medications in select populations.
Balantidiasis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD
2009年5月11日 · Balantidiasis is a rare infectious disease caused by the single celled (protozoan) parasite Balantidium coli. This parasite may be passed directly to humans by contact with pig feces or indirectly by drinking contaminated water.
Balantidiasis - Wikipedia
Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoan known to infect humans. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease and is acquired by humans via the feco-oral route from the normal host, the pig, where it is asymptomatic.
Balantidium - Wikipedia
Balantidium is a genus of ciliates. It contains the parasitic species Balantidium coli, the only known cause of balantidiasis. [2]
Balantidiasis in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract. Balantioides coli is a protozoan that infects different hosts species, including humans, with zoonotic transmission. The parasite, which lives in the large intestine and in other organs, can lead to serious infections that may culminate in death.
Balantidiasis: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology - Medscape
2023年8月25日 · Balantidiasis (also known as balantidiosis) is defined as large-intestinal infection with Balantidium coli, which is a ciliated protozoan (and the largest protozoan that infects humans). B coli...
CDC - Balantidiasis
2016年5月24日 · Balantidium coli, though rare in the US, is an intestinal protozoan parasite that can infect humans. These parasites can be transmitted through the fecal-oral route by contaminated food and water. Balantidium coli infection is mostly asymptomatic, but people with other serious illnesses can experience persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and ...
Balantidiasis | About the Disease | GARD - Genetic and Rare …
Balantidiasis is an infectious disease, rare in western countries. It is caused by Balantidium coli, a single celled parasite (ciliate protozoan) that is usually associated with intestinal infection in areas associated with pig rearing.
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