Disease or Syndrome
coccidiosis Audio
coc·cid·i·o·sis [ kok-sid-ee-oh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Protozoan Infections
Definitions related to coccidiosis:
  • A parasitic infection caused by Coccidia. It affects livestock, birds and humans. In humans the parasite infests the intestinal tract and may cause watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Coccidiosis, any of several gastrointestinal infections of humans and other animals produced by members of the sporozoan parasite coccidium (class Coccidea). Human coccidiosis is produced by species of Isospora; in its severe form it is characterized by diarrhea (sometimes alternating with...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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