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| | #redirect [[Entamoeba histolytica]] |
| ==Overview==
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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 [[blood]] to the [[liver]] and, rarely, to the [[lungs]], [[brain]] or other [[organs]]. | |
| This [[condition]] can be seen anywhere in the world, but it is most common in tropical areas with crowded living conditions and poor sanitation. Africa, Mexico, parts of South America, and India have significant [[health]] problems associated with this [[disease]].
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| [[Entamoeba histolytica]] is spread through food or water contaminated with [[stools]]. This is common when human waste is used as fertilizer. It can also be spread from person to person -- particularly by contact with the [[mouth]] or [[rectal]] area of an infected person.
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