"Balantidiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infection by parasites of the genus BALANTIDIUM. The presence of Balantidium in the LARGE INTESTINE leads to DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; and occasionally ULCER.
| Descriptor ID |
D001447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.146 C03.752.200.146 C06.405.469.452.146
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| Concept/Terms |
Balantidiasis- Balantidiasis
- Balantidiases
- Balantidium Infection
- Balantidium Infections
- Balantidium coli Infection
- Balantidium coli Infections
- B. coli Infection
- B. coli Infections
- Infection, B. coli
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Balantidiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Balantidiosis in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Lab Anim. 1978 Oct; 12(4):231-3.