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Amebic Dysentery Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Entamoeba histolytica can live in the large intestine (colon) without causing disease. However, sometimes, it invades the colon wall, causing colitis, acute dysentery, or long-term (chronic) diarrhea. The infection can also spread through the bloo...
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Recently, it has been discovered that persons with symptom-causing amebiasis are infected with Entamoeba histolytica , and those individuals who exhibit no symptoms are actually infected with an almost identical-looking ameba called Entamoeba disp...
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