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Jan 26, 2018 · PDF | On Jan 26, 2018, Layla Ben Ayed and others published Entamoeba histolytica | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
1. Introduction. The protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) is a human pathogen and one of the leading parasitic burdens in developing countries, contributing to an estimated 100,000 deaths annually [ 1 ]. E. histolytica spreads by the fecal-oral route mainly in areas where water sanitation is poor [ 2 ].
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Apr 17, 2023 · Those infected by Entamoeba are mostly colonized by either E. histolytica or E. dispar. E. histolytica is the pathogenic form and can cause amoebic colitis and extraintestinal amoebiasis. E. dispar is considered to be nonpathogenic and causes no signs of disease.
Entamoeba histolytica is a human intestinal pathogen that affects more than 50 million people worldwide, leading to 100,000 deaths annually. (reviewed in Laughlin and Temesvari, 2005). Transmitted by the fecal-oral route, ingestion of the infective cyst form occurs via contaminated food and water.
- K. Mittal, B. H. Welter, Lesly A. Temesvari
- 2008
Feb 24, 2005 · Nature - The genome sequence of the pathogen Entamoeba histolytica is reported this week. E. histolytica causes amoebiasis, the second most deadly protozoan disease after malaria. The genome...
Introduction. Entamoeba histolytica is a unicellular, protozoon parasite of humans. It moves by a jelly-like tongue-like protrusion of the cytoplasm “pseudopodium. Infection with E. histolytica may. ” be the cause of a variety of symptoms, beginning from no symptoms to severe fulminating intestinal and/or life-threatening extraintestinal disease.
