Blastocystosis is an infectious disease caused by Blastocystis sp., an anaerobic intestinal parasite of humans and a wide range of animals. Blastocystis sp. is the only stramenopiles known to cause infection in humans. It is possible to recognize the fecal-oral transmission, through ingestion of contaminated food and water, and zoonotic spreads.
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
1A35 Blastocystosis
H02374 Blastocystosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Parasitic infections (protists)
Infections caused by Stramenopiles
H02374 Blastocystosis
Pathogen
Blastocystis
Comment
Nineteen subtypes of Blastocystis have been identified, of which nine (subtype 1-9) have been found in humans, subtype 3 being the most common.
