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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
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Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PROTOZOA or PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and TAPEWORMS (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS. |
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GEN; prefer specific indentations; otherwise coord IM with specific parasitic disease (IM) + specific precoord intestinal disease (IM) |
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Categories.
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Balantidiasis - Infection by parasitic PROTOZOA of the genus BALANTIDIUM. The presence of Balantidium in the LARGE INTESTINE leads to DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; and occasionally ULCER. |
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Blastocystis Infections - Infections with PROTOZOA of the genus BLASTOCYSTIS. The species B. hominis is responsible for most infections. Parasitologic surveys have generally found small numbers of this species in human stools, but higher positivity rates and organism numbers in AIDS patients and other immunosuppressed patients (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST). Symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIARRHEA; CONSTIPATION; VOMITING; and FATIGUE. |
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Cryptosporidiosis - Intestinal infection with PROTOZOA of the genus CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. It occurs in both animals and humans. Symptoms include severe DIARRHEA. |
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Dientamoebiasis - Gastrointestinal infection with PROTOZOA of the genus DIENTAMOEBA. |
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Dysentery, Amebic - DYSENTERY caused by intestinal PROTOZOA infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites. |
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Giardiasis - An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA LAMBLIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact. |
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Definitions and Terms
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