RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.
A parasitic protozoa infectious disease involving infection caused by Balantidium coli. The trophozoites are capable of attacking the intestinal epithelium, creating ulcers and causing bloody diarrhea. The infectiou has_symptom cramping, has_symptom abdominal pain, has_symptom nausea and has_symptom foul breath. (DO)
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B coli infection; Balantidiases; Balantidiosis; Balantidium coli infection; large-intestinal infection with Balantidium coli