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Entamoeba is a genus of Amoebozoa found as internal parasites or commensals of animals. In 1875, Fedor Lösch described the first proven case of amoebic dysentery in St. Petersburg, Russia. He referred to the amoeba he observed microscopically as Amoeba coli; however, it is not clear whether he was using this as a descriptive term or intended ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan that causes intestinal amebiasis as well as extraintestinal manifestations. Although 90 percent of E. histolytica infections are asymptomatic, nearly 50 million people become symptomatic, with about 100,000 deaths yearly.[1]
- Arthur Chou, Richard L. Austin
- 2023/04/17
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Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, part of the genus Entamoeba. [1] Predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis, E. histolytica is estimated to infect about 35-50 million people worldwide. [1] E. histolytica infection is estimated to kill more than 55,000 people each year. [2]
Jan 1, 2020 · 1. Introduction. Amoebiasis is a human infection of the large intestine caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an extracellular parasitic protozoan.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 500 million people could be infected with Entamoeba worldwide; only 10% of these individuals likely have the species E. histolytica and the rest other nonpathogenic species.
- Julio C. Carrero, Magda Reyes-López, Jesús Serrano-Luna, Mineko Shibayama, Juan Unzueta, Nidia León-...
- 2020
Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of Entamoeba that frequently exists as a commensal parasite in the human gastrointestinal tract. E. coli (not to be confused with the bacterium Escherichia coli) is important in medicine because it can be confused during microscopic examination of stained stool specimens with the pathogenic Entamoeba ...
Apr 8, 2022 · Fulminant amebic colitis is a rare complication of amebic dysentery (< 0.5% of cases). It presents with the rapid onset of severe bloody diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, and evidence of peritonitis and fever. Predisposing factors for fulminant colitis include poor nutrition, pregnancy, corticosteroid use, and very young age (< 2 years).
Entamoeba. Nadia Flores-Huerta, ... Mineko Shibayama, in Molecular Medical Microbiology (Third Edition), 2024. Abstract. The genus Entamoeba covers several amoebae that reside mainly in the human gastrointestinal tract, of which Entamoeba histolytica is responsible for causing intestinal amebiasis (IA) and amoebic liver abscess (ALA) in humans, leading to annual deaths of 100,000 worldwide.
