There’s almost no point in debating the first-line treatment for invasive amebiasis. The evidence is, frankly, settled. When we look at the heavy-hitting systematic reviews, from the 2013 BMJ review ...

Infection with the parasite Entamoeba histolytica remains a clinical challenge, often requiring pharmaceutical intervention. However, integrative protocols may offer effective, lower-impact ...

1:46 Alberta Health believes E. coli and amoebiasis cause of Saskatoon Farm illness The number of laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli and a rare parasite, believed to be connected to a popular ...

Amebiasis can be considered the most aggressive disease of the human intestine, responsible in its invasive form for clinical syndromes, ranging from the classic dysentery of acute colitis to ...

Eh arginase Converts L-arginine, the precursor of NO, into L-ornithine and thus hinders NO production in the macrophage [29] β1 integrin-like receptors Interact with fibronectin and laminin of ...

E. histolytica is remarkable in exhibiting two different facets of its life in the gut. On one hand, amoebic trophozoites can remain as a commensal without causing any intestinal pathology, which is ...

Amoebas don’t usually make headlines. But Entamoeba histolytica, a single-celled killer with a taste for human cells, may deserve the spotlight. This microscopic parasite infects up to 50 million ...

New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, hiding them from the immune system. Entering the body via contaminated food or ...

For decades scientists have been puzzled by a tiny parasite that affects millions worldwide, with the power to liquefy human organs and evade the immune system in ways that science hasn't been able to ...

E. histolytica kills at least 50,000 people every year. Microbiologists have a battle plan. By Andrew Paul Published May 12, 2025 3:34 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...

A healthy 15-year-old girl suffered fatal meningoencephalitis due to free-living amebas identified as naegleria. The organisms were cultured from cerebrospinal fluid, brain, lung, liver and spleen, ...