Etiologic agents are those microorganisms and
microbial toxins that cause disease in humans and include bacteria,
bacterial toxins, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, protozoans, and
parasites.
- The Etiologic agents of amebiasis is
Entamoeba histolytica,which has an infective cyst stage
and a pathogenic and motile trophozoite stage.This amebiasis is the
second leading cause of death from parasitic disease
worldwide.
- Amebiasis is an intestinal illness that's
typically transmitted when someone eats or drinks
something that's contaminated with a microscopic parasite called
Entamoeba histolytica.
- Amoebiasis can be present with no, mild, or
severe symptoms. Symptoms may
include abdominal pain, diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea.