Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of an Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite (active feeding stage of some protozoan organisms). It is a parasitic that infects humans and primates, causing amoebic dysentery. Symptoms of amoebic dysentery include diarrhoea, severe abdominal pain and vomiting.

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Photo credit: © CDC/Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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