what is the meaning of e.histolytica?

Question

yesterday i wnt for a diagnostic test and wheni got the report of the test i read it understood it almost fully except one word "e.histolytica". can anyone tell me the meaning of this word n detail.because i tried to find it in the dictionary but unfortunately i could not find it's meaning.

Answer 1

It is a parasite that causes dysentery and amoebic liver. Found in feces and primarily in countries without adequate drinking water.

Answer 2

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic eukaryote protozoan, part of the genus Entamoeba. It infects predominantly humans and other primates. Diverse mammals such as dogs and cats can become infected but usually do not shed cysts (the environmental survival form of the organism) with their feces, thus do not contribute significantly to transmission. The active (trophozoite) stage exists only in the host and in fresh feces; cysts survive outside the host in water and soils and on foods, especially under moist conditions on the latter. When swallowed they cause infections by excysting (to the trophozoite stage) in the digestive tract.
Some protozoa have the ability to form a cyst to protect it from harsh conditions, allowing it to survive exposure to extreme temperatures, harmful chemicals or without food, water, or oxygen for a period of time. For parasitic species the cyst will also enable it to survive outside of the host, allowing it to be transfered from one host to another.
Please see the web pages and Google search for more details on Entamoeba histolytica and it's cyst.

Answer 3

Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite causing dysentery. Do you have bloody diarrhea? In dysentery, you find vegetative forms in stool. If you have cysts, you are a carrier and can give amoebiasis to others. In either case, you need to be treated with a drug such as metronidazole (Flagyl), tinidazole, secnidazole or diloxanide furoate.

Answer 4

go to www.badbugs.org/parasite/other_parasites