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  2. Amoebiasis - Wikipedia

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    It is theorized that the absence of symptoms or their intensity may vary with such factors as strain of amoeba, immune response of the host, and perhaps associated bacteria and viruses. [citation needed] In asymptomatic infections, the amoeba lives by eating and digesting bacteria and food particles in the gut, a part of the gastrointestinal ...

  3. Dientamoebiasis - Wikipedia

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    As many individuals are asymptomatic carriers of D. fragilis, pathogenic and nonpathogenic variants are proposed to exist.A study of D. fragilis isolates from 60 individuals with symptomatic infection in Sydney, Australia, found all were infected with the same genotype, [4] which is the most common worldwide, but differed from the genotype first described from a North American isolate and ...

  4. Malpighamoeba mellificae - Wikipedia

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    Malpighamoeba mellificae is a single-celled parasite which affects excretory organs (Malpighian tubules) of adult bees, causing the contagious disease called amoebiasis, which ultimately leads to death of the host. [1] Worker bees are most prone to being infected. It is commonly found in collaboration with nosemosis.

  5. Living longer, not healthier: Study finds periods of poor ...

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    A study led by Mayo Clinic found a “widening gap between lifespan and healthspan" among 183 countries. The lead researcher and another doctor discuss the drivers of poor health late in life.

  6. Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and ...

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    For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of ...

  7. Amoeba - Wikipedia

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    Clockwise from top right: Amoeba proteus, Actinophrys sol, Acanthamoeba sp., Nuclearia thermophila., Euglypha acanthophora, neutrophil ingesting bacteria. An amoeba (/ ə ˈ m iː b ə /; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; pl.: amoebas (less commonly, amebas) or amoebae (amebae) / ə ˈ m iː b i /), [1] often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability ...

  8. Naegleria fowleri - Wikipedia

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    Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a species of the genus Naegleria. It belongs to the phylum Percolozoa and is classified as an amoeboflagellate excavate , [ 1 ] an organism capable of behaving as both an amoeba and a flagellate .

  9. Study Finds Changes in Cholesterol May Indicate Higher ...

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    It determined that low-dose aspirin was not effective in reducing heart disease risk in Australian and American adults. Worth noting: White adults made up 96% of the study, so the findings may not ...