Question

What is the etiological agent and the main manifestations of cholera?

Answer 1

Amebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, or simply amoeba.

The transmission of the disease is oral-fecal, through contaminated water and food or by insects such as cockroaches and flies. The amoeba is generally a parasite to the intestines of humans in an asymptomatic manner, but it can sometimes cause enteritis with diarrhea and severe dysentery, abdominal pain, weight loss and anemia. In rare cases, extra-intestinal invasion may occur, affecting the liver, skin, genital organs and other organs.