Entamoeba coli and heart diseases
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2019-03-17
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جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري
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Entamoeba coli is a neglected intestinal amoeba, mostly occur in the tropical African
countries. This species of amoeba transmit through feco-oral route, through ingestion
of cyst form, which is responsible for infection and then it transforms into trophozoite
stage which is pathogenic form. Most of scientists regard Entamoeba coli as a commensal
intestinal amoeba, although of their bad impact on human health , it may lead to diarrhea ,
constipation , abdominal pain, fatigue and may lead to serious complications such as heart
diseases due to electrolytes imbalance and accumulations of cholesterol and low density
lipoprotein also they affect the bleeding profile. Additional studies must be conducted to
reclassify this amoeba from commensal into pathogenic intestinal amoeba