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Cysts and trophozoites are passed in feces . Cysts are typically found in formed stool, whereas trophozoites are typically found in diarrheal stool. Infection with Entamoeba histolytica (and E.dispar) occurs via ingestion of mature cysts from fecally contaminated food, water, or hands. Exposure to infectious cysts and trophozoites in fecal ...
Dec 20, 2022 · The stool appears normal in consistency and color (brown) in such cases. However, the entamoeba cysts or trophozoites can. E. Amoebiasis green stool. In some cases of amoebiasis with severe diarrhea, diarrhea may turn green due to the passage of unchanged bilirubin giving the stool green color. However, green stool is not characteristic of ...
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Some trophozoites in the colonic lumen become cysts that are excreted with stool. E. histolytica trophozoites can adhere to and kill colonic epithelial cells and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and can cause dysentery with blood and mucus but with few PMNs in stool. Trophozoites also secrete proteases that degrade the extracellular matrix ...
The cysts hatch, releasing trophozoites that multiply and can cause ulcers in the lining of the intestine. Occasionally, they spread to the liver or other parts of the body. Some trophozoites become cysts, which are excreted in stool (feces) along with trophozoites. Outside the body, the fragile trophozoites die. However, the hardy cysts can ...
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