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Amoebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by amoebas of the Entamoeba group, usually Entamoeba histolytica.
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Is it true that Amoebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by amoebas of the Entamoeba group, usually Entamoeba histolytica?
Yes. Multiple authoritative references confirm that amoebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by amoebas of the Entamoeba genus, specifically Entamoeba histolytica.
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Wikipedia: Amoebiasis. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebiasis
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Wikipedia: Entamoeba histolytica. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entamoeba_histolytica
Identifies Entamoeba histolytica as the parasitic amoeba responsible for amoebiasis.
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PLOS (all journals): Species-Specific Immunity Induced by Infection with Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba moshkovskii in Mice. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082025
Defines amebiasis as a disease involving infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.
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Human Disease Ontology: Human Disease Ontology: amebiasis. (n.d.). Human Disease Ontology. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9181
Describes intestinal infection and damage caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 15.10F%3A Amoebic Dysentery (Amoebiasis). (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(Boundless)/15%3A_Diseases/15.10%3A_Fungal_and_Protozoan_Diseases_of_the_Digestive_System/15.10F%3A_Amoebic_Dysentery_(Amoebiasis)
States amoebiasis is an infection due to Entamoeba histolytica.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Amoebic chronic appendicitis : a rare entity. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/download/16263/13183
Identifies Entamoeba histolytica as the causative agent of human amoebiasis.
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PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: [Recent findings on the pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica].. (n.d.). PubMed / MEDLINE. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1452192/
Discusses Entamoeba histolytica infections occurring in the intestine causing amoebiasis.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Amebicide. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amebicide
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