(i) Name the protozoan parasite that causes amoebic dysentery in humans.(ii) Mention two diagnostic symptoms of the disease.(iii) How is this disease transmitted to others?
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i) Entamoeba histolytica
ii) Pain areas: in the abdomen
Gastrointestinal: blood in stool, diarrhoea, or flatulence
Whole body: fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite
Also common: weight loss
iii) Amoebiasis infection is most common in tropical areas with untreated water. It spreads through drinking or eating uncooked food, such as fruit, that may have been washed in contaminated local water.
ii) Pain areas: in the abdomen
Gastrointestinal: blood in stool, diarrhoea, or flatulence
Whole body: fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite
Also common: weight loss
iii) Amoebiasis infection is most common in tropical areas with untreated water. It spreads through drinking or eating uncooked food, such as fruit, that may have been washed in contaminated local water.
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