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Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea.

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...

This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises E. histolytica kills at least 50,000 people every year. Microbiologists have a battle plan. Andrew Paul May 12, 2025 3:34 PM EDT ...