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Balantidium coli - Coggle Diagram
Balantidium coli
Trophozoite
Posterior region have a opening called cytopyge - anal opening of parasite through which debris is expelled out
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Nucleus - micronucleus- small round shaped present close to the macronucleus and macronucleus - bigger kidney bean shaped
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Contractile vacuole- two are present either will be side by side or sometimes ine above the other.
Maintain osmotic pressure inside the parasite body
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Food vacuole - parasite take cell debris , fat ,RBC , bacteria are disgested by food vacuole and excreted through cytopyge
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Pathogenesis
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In some case it result in ulceration in intestine it will either round or irregular in shape and it will be puss filled structure
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Treatment
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Tetracycline
