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Key Groups of Clinically Significant Parasites by Pooja Saravanan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
There are 3 major groups of clinically significant parasites: protozoa, metazoa, and animalia. Protozoa are single-celled parasites including important pathogens like Entamoeba histolytica. Entamoeba histolytica causes amebic colitis and liver abscess. It has a lifecycle involving the trophozoite and cyst stages, and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. Clinical manifestations of Entamoeba histolytica range from asymptomatic cyst passage to acute amebic colitis characterized by dysentery, as well
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- Pooja Saravanan
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