balantidiasis
MONDO:0005662Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names balantidiasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Infection by parasites of the genus balantidium. The presence of Balantidium in the large intestine leads to diarrhea; dysentery; and occasionally ulcer.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005662), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Abdominal painMondoHP:0002027
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: balantidiasis
- Also called
- balantidiosisciliary dysentery