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Title: MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY


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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY
  • LECTURER
  • SR. NORAZSIDA RAMLI

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Intestinal Ciliates
  • Phylum Ciliophora
  • Class Kinetofragminophora
  • Genus Balantidium
  • Species coli

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  • The only pathogenic intestinal ciliate.
  • The largest intestinal protozoan.
  • Causing gastroenteritis in man.
  • Have 2 stages trophozoite, cyst.

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Trophozoite
  • 30-100µm by 30-80µm
  • Very large ovoid shape.
  • Large bean-shaped macronucleus.
  • Small spherical micronucleus.
  • Numerous cilia.
  • Cytostome/cytopyge.

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Balantidium coli
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Cyst
  • 45-65µm by 30-80µm
  • Oval or spherical shape.
  • Large macronucleus.

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Life cycle
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Life cycle
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Transmission
  • Transmitted by the fecal-oral route,
  • Reservoir host pig
  • Infected food handlers may be implicated in the
    spread of this disease.

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Pathogenesis
  • Symptoms abdominal pains, bloody diarrhea.
  • Severe cases abscesses and ulcers in the mucosa
    and sub-mucosa of the large intestine, amebic
    dysentery.
  • Chronic infection some cases r asymptomatic.
  • Extra intestinal infections in the liver, lungs
    and other organs.

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Diagnosis
  • Microscopy examination by examining stool
    specimens by wet prep and permanently stained
    smears.

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Treatment
  • Take antimicrobial agents such as
  • Tetracycline
  • Metronidazole
  • Iodoquinol

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Prevention
  • Practice good personal hygiene.
  • Have a proper sanitary condition.
  • Take caution in dealing with pigs.
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