Entamoeba - Wikipedia
网页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.
Amebiasis (Amoebic Dysentery): Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2022年7月25日 · It’s an infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, a parasite found in food and water contaminated by stool. You can get this parasite if you travel to a place with poor sanitation or live with others who have it.
CDC - DPDx - Amebiasis
网页Several protozoan species in the genus Entamoeba colonize humans, but not all of them are associated with disease. Entamoeba histolytica is well recognized as a pathogenic ameba, associated with intestinal and extraintestinal infections.
About Amebiasis | Amebiasis | CDC
网页2024年5月2日 · Amebiasis is a disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Amebiasis is more common in people living in tropical areas with poor sanitary conditions or people traveling to these areas. Antibiotics are effective in treating amebiasis.
Amebiasis - Amebiasis - Merck Manual Professional Edition
网页Amebiasis is infection primarily due to Entamoeba histolytica. It is acquired by fecal-oral transmission and can be sexually transmitted by oral-anal contact. Infection is commonly asymptomatic, but symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to severe dysentery may occur. Extraintestinal infections include liver and rarely brain abscesses.
Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis - UpToDate
网页2024年6月14日 · Intestinal amebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. There are four species of intestinal amebae with identical morphologic characteristics: E. histolytica, E. dispar, E. moshkovskii, and E. bangladeshi [1,2].
Entamoeba histolytica Infection - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年4月17日 · 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 …
Amebiasis - California Department of Public Health
网页Amebiasis is an infection caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica). Amebiasis is uncommon in California, with about 300 cases reported per year. How does a person get amebiasis? A person can get amebiasis when they: Swallow food or water contaminated with E. histolytica.
Amebiasis - Amebiasis - MSD Manual Consumer Version
网页Amebiasis is an infection of the large intestine and sometimes the liver and other organs that is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, an ameba. The amebas may spread directly from person to person through fecal-oral transmission, including through oral-anal contact, or indirectly through food or water.
Amebiasis - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
网页Amebiasis is defined as infection with Entamoeba histolytica, regardless of associated symptomatology. In resource-rich nations, this parasitic protozoan is seen primarily in travelers to and emigrants from endemic areas.