Abstract
Amoebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is an important issue in world public health because it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Entamoeba histolytica is the only species of its genus that commonly causes mild irritation, injury, to inflammation of the walls of the colon and cecum. In some cases, parasites also invade other organs, especially the liver, lungs, kidneys, and brain. Methods: Our article search uses the help of four search engines namely Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Springer. Results: Entamoeba histolytica is not easily transmitted from animals to humans, due to the fact that this parasite rarely encysts in the intestinal lumen of animals which is an important factor in the transmission of this parasite. And conversely, subclinical amebiasis in humans acts as the dominant host for transmission of this parasite either from human to human or from human to animal.
Highlights
Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic intestinal protozoan that is transmitted through water and food [1] [8]
E. histolytica infection causes amebiasis, and based on the location of the infection, amebiasis is divided into two types namely intestinal amebiasis and extraintestinal amebiasis [4,16]
Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite that causes amebiasis originating from the Sarcomastigophora phylum, the Lobosea class, the Endamoebidae family, the Amoebida order and the genus Entamoeba [43]
Summary
Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic intestinal protozoan that is transmitted through water and food [1] [8] This parasite is the only species of its genus that can cause mild irritation, injury, to inflammation of the walls of the colon and cecum [2,5]. Patients with subclinical amebiasis for a long time are likely to become extraintestinal amebiation which often results in fatality [3] Their sufferers act as carriers of infective cyst transmission to other hosts. There are no reports of cases of amebiasis transmitted from humans or vice versa, causing a lack of scientific studies that can answer the phenomenon of the transmission of this parasite across species. This review literature, we try to provide a scientific view of E. histolytica infection in humans and some mammals
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