| Question | Answer |
| Entamoeba Histolytica Classification | Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Sacromastigophora Subphylum: Sacrodina Genus: Entamoeba Species: Entamoeba Histolytica |
| Lifecycle: Infection/Ingestion | Infection through ingestion of matured cyst through contaminated food or water |
| Cyst in body | Cyst pass to small intestine and release 4- nucleuteded metacycstic amoebae ---> wich divide into 8 small trophozoites with nucleus |
| Trophozoites | Trophozoites pass to large intestine and multiply by binary fussion |
| 3 different kind of cysts | Forma minuta: Lives in the large intestine and cause heavy diarreah Forma Magma: Lives large in tissues of large intestine, penetrate until reach blood stream, if reaching blood stream it will cause abcess in organs Forma minuta: produces cysts |
| Diagnosis and disease | Diagnos: Look for cysts in stool under the microscope Disease: Amoebiasis- abcess in organs |
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