Question

Amoebiasis is characterised by

• A. Mild diarrhoea alternating with constipation
• B. Mucus in stool
• C. Passing of blood in stool
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis or dysentery. Symptoms can include fulminating dysentery, bloody diarrhoea, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain. Amoebiasis is an intestinal inflammation, primarily of the colon. It can lead to mild or severe stomach cramps and severe diarrhoea with mucus or blood in the stools and the mild diarrhoea is sometimes interrupted with constipation. So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.