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Amebiasis: Amebiasis is a disease caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (ent-a-ME-ba his-to-LI-ti-ka). (Source: excerpt from Amebiasis: DPD) ... more about Amebiasis.
Amebiasis: An intestinal infection caused by a parasitic amebic organism. It is usually associated with poor sanitation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Amebiasis is available below.
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Amebiasis is a disease caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (ent-a-ME-ba his-to-LI-ti-ka). (Source: excerpt from Amebiasis: DPD)
Infection by a disease-causing ameba - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Amebiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Amebiasis, or a subtype of Amebiasis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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