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Amebiasis is infection with Entamoeba histolytica. It is acquired by fecal-oral transmission. Infection is commonly asymptomatic, but symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to severe dysentery may occur. Extraintestinal infections include liver abscesses. Diagnosis is by identifying E. histolytica.
You get amebiasis when a parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) enters your digestive system. This happens when you eat or drink something that the parasite has contaminated. You can also get the parasite in your system if you touch a surface containing the parasite’s eggs and then put your fingers in your mouth.
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Sep 3, 2013 · Go to: The gastrointestinal pathogen Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebiasis. Clinical severity ranges from the asymptomatic passage of cysts in the stool to fulminant dysentery. Potentially fatal extraintestinal amoebiasis, including amoebic liver abscess, complicates 1%–3% of infections. 1 Pregnancy, immunocompromise, corticosteroid use ...
