Entamoebamoshkovskii

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1.       Diarrhoea can be caused by bacteria, viruses and amoeba.

2.      A new diarrhoea causing Parasite, Entamoebamoshkovskii that has turned pathogen recently, due to few mutations is causing more than half of the amoebic infections.

3.      A common pathogen E histolytica causing major diarrhoeal infections has been decreasing.

4.      The amoeba causes infections majorly in children aged 5-12 years.

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