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PARASITOLOGY II - Modern Prepper

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ORGANISM 3 -- Entamoeba coli<br />

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

COMMON NAME: None.<br />

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Cosmopolitan.<br />

PATHOGENESIS: Nonpathogenic, often confused with E. histolytica.<br />

HABITAT: Large intestine (colon).<br />

INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.<br />

RESERVOIR HOST: Primates.<br />

INFECTED FORM: Mature cyst with eight nuclei.<br />

MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.<br />

LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:<br />

SPECIMEN SOURCE: Feces.<br />

Figure 1-9. Information on Entamoeba coli.<br />

Figure 1-10. Life cycle of Entamoeba coli.<br />

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