Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease of gastrointestinal tract caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an extracellular parasitic protozoan. People living in Central and South America and Africa are at highest risk of infection. Although the majority of individuals infected with E. histolytica remain asymptomatic, some present with amoebic colitis and disseminated disease. Ingestion of contaminated water and food causes this disease.
Category
Parasitic infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
Protozoal intestinal infections
1A36 Amoebiasis
H00360 Amoebiasis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Parasitic infections (protists)
Infections caused by Amoebozoa
H00360 Amoebiasis
Infectious diseases by law in Japan [br08406.html]
H00360
