Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...
The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...
The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects approximately 50 million people each year, causing nearly 70,000 deaths. In most cases, this shape-shifting amoeba causes only mild symptoms, ...
Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...