Amoebiasis - Amoebiasis, also called amoebic dysentery, is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.
The pathogen multiplies in the large intestine and adheres to enterocytes.
This results in ulceration and watery, bloody diarrhoea. In severe cases fever and chills accompany acute dysentery.
Incubation period ranges from two to four weeka
