Common Parasite Rips The Face From Your Cells to Wear as a Disguise
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Scientists discover ability of dysentery amoeba Entamoeba histolytica to bite human cells to protect against immunity TSN.ua (news 1+1).
Strange parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise
Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in some cases, it becomes deadly. It can chew ulcers into the colon, liquefy parts of the liver, and even spread to the brain and lungs. This single-celled killer is hard to study, even though it causes major illness and death, especially in developing …
It kills our cells and escapes all the defenses of the human body. Today, we are just beginning to understand the incredible methods of this elusive parasite.
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