Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with Balantidium coli.
Usually asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals, but the symptoms of balantidiasis include:
Intermittent diarrhea
Marked fluid lossThe most common ones are intermittent diarrhea and constipation or inflammation of the colon combined with abdominal cramps and bloody stools.
Balantidium is the only ciliated protozoa
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