Things You Didn’t Know About Amoeba/Amebiasis

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 (E. histolytica). The parasite is an amoeba, a single-celled organism. That’s how the illness got its name — amebiasis. In many cases, the parasite lives in a person’s large intestine without causing any symptoms. But sometimes, it invades the lining of the large intestine, causing bloody diarrhea, stomach pains, cramping, nausea, loss of appetite, or fever In rare cases, it can spread into other organs such as the liver, lungs, and brain. Have you done a lab test for the illness or experienced any symptoms? Please like & share if this info was helpful to you. Thanks