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PARASITOLOGY II - Modern Prepper

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COMMON NAME: Montezuma's revenge.<br />

ORGANISM 1 -- Entamoeba histolytica<br />

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan prevalent in the tropics and<br />

subtropics.<br />

PATHOGENESIS: Pathogenic.<br />

HABITAT<br />

Primary Site: Intestional mucosa (colon).<br />

Secondary Site: Liver, lungs, brain.<br />

INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.<br />

RESERVOIR HOST: Other mamalls.<br />

INFECTED FORM: Mature quadrinucleated cyst.<br />

MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.<br />

LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:<br />

SPECIMEN SOURCE: Feces.<br />

Figure 1-4. Information on Entamoeba histolytica.<br />

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