2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442008000400004
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Abstract: A amebíase é a segunda causa de morte entre as doenças parasitárias no mundo. Seu agente etiológico é o protozoário Entamoeba histolytica, que através da secreção de proteinases é capazes de destruir o tecido hospedeiro, matando as células-alvo por contato e fagocitando eritrócitos. Dessa forma, os trofozoítos invadem a mucosa intestinal, provocando a colite amebiana. Em alguns casos atravessam a mucosa e, através da circulação porta, chegam ao fígado, onde causam necrose constituída por poucos trofozoítos rod… Show more

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“…dispar stand out, which cause amebiasis, a disease that has led to the death of 40 to 100 thousand individuals annually worldwide and is considered the second leading cause of death among parasitic diseases. Its most frequent clinical manifestation is acute amebic colitis 33 , but it may also take on invasive intestinal and extraintestinal forms. The findings of E. histolytica/E.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…dispar stand out, which cause amebiasis, a disease that has led to the death of 40 to 100 thousand individuals annually worldwide and is considered the second leading cause of death among parasitic diseases. Its most frequent clinical manifestation is acute amebic colitis 33 , but it may also take on invasive intestinal and extraintestinal forms. The findings of E. histolytica/E.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although less frequent, E. histolytica/dispar also occurred among the SWPs, indicating the possibility of amoebic infections. Some individuals might develop amoebic colitis with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (Santos et al, 2008), which were symptoms reported by SWPs during interviews.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…E. coli was also the most common protozoan (32%) among SWPs from a municipality of Minas Gerais (Nunes et al, 2006). Although this protozoan does not trigger important pathological manifestations, its occurrence indicates that individuals are exposed to parasite infections that use similar mechanisms of transmission to E. coli such as the pathogenic protozoa E. histolytica and G. lamblia (Lujan et al, 2006;Santos et al, 2008). Although less frequent, E. histolytica/dispar also occurred among the SWPs, indicating the possibility of amoebic infections.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%