NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Entamoeba histolytica cause?
A
African sleeping sickness
B
dysentery
C
malaria
D
toxoplasmosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amoebic dysentery is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. It is transmitted in areas where poor sanitation allows contamination of drinking water and food with faeces. In these areas, up to 40% of people with diarrhoea may have amoebic dysentery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amebiasis is a disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. It can affect anyone, although it is more common in people who live in tropical areas with poor sanitary conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amoebic dysentery is an intestinal infection caused by a protozoan parasite called Entamoeba histolytica. Infection by Entamoeba histolytica may be asymptomatic.

Detailed explanation-4: -amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis, which is caused by an amoeba (single celled parasite) called Entamoeba histolytica, which is mainly found in tropical areas; this type of dysentery is usually picked up abroad.

Detailed explanation-5: -The symptoms are often quite mild and can include loose feces (poop), stomach pain, and stomach cramping. Amebic dysentery is a severe form of amebiasis associated with stomach pain, bloody stools (poop), and fever. Rarely, E. histolytica invades the liver and forms an abscess (a collection of pus).

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