Balantidiasis
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Balantidiasis Risk Factors
Risk factors for balantidiasis include:
Drinking well water
Poor sanitation
Visiting tropical developing countries
Any condition that causes a
weakening of the immune system
such as:
Diabetes
Organ transplant
Chemotherapy
AIDS
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Balantidiasis Symptoms
Related Topics:
Abdominal pain
Bacterial gastroenteritis
Cryptosporidium enterocolitis
Diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Giardia gastroenteritis
Rectal bleeding
Ulcerative colitis
Viral gastroenteritis
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Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Nausea
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Last Updated: Oct 29, 2007
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Balantidiasis References:
Aucott JN, Ravdin JI: Amebiasis and "nonpathogenic" intestinal protozoa. Infect Dis Clin North Am 1993 Sep; 7(3): 467-85.
Kamberoglou D, Savva S, Adraskelas N, Yannitsiotis A, Cocca E. Balantidiasis complicating a case of ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1990 Jun;85(6):765-6.
