Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoan Balantidium coli, which is acquired by humans via the fecal-oral route from the natural reservoir, pigs. Humans may remain asymptomatic or may develop dysentery due to the ulcerations in the colon. Balantidiasis is mostly restricted to tropical/subtropical regions where people live in close proximity to their livestock.
Category
Parasitic infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Protozoal intestinal infections
1A30 Infections due to Balantidium coli
H01087 Balantidiasis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Parasitic infections (protists)
Infections caused by Alveolates
H01087 Balantidiasis
