Morphology
Clinical Aspect
Most people with this infection do not have symptoms. If symptoms occur, they are seen 7 to 28 days after being exposed to the parasite.
Mild symptoms:
· Abdominal cramps
· Fatigue
· Excessive gas
· Rectal pain while having a bowel movement (tenesmus)
· Unintentional weight loss
· Diarrhea
o Passage of 3 - 8 semiformed stools per day
o Passage of soft stools with mucus and occasional blood
Severe symptoms:
· Abdominal tenderness Fever
· Vomiting
· Bloody stools
o Passage of liquid stools with streaks of blood
o Passage of 10 - 20 stools per day
Mild symptoms:
· Abdominal cramps
· Fatigue
· Excessive gas
· Rectal pain while having a bowel movement (tenesmus)
· Unintentional weight loss
· Diarrhea
o Passage of 3 - 8 semiformed stools per day
o Passage of soft stools with mucus and occasional blood
Severe symptoms:
· Abdominal tenderness Fever
· Vomiting
· Bloody stools
o Passage of liquid stools with streaks of blood
o Passage of 10 - 20 stools per day