What is Amoebiasis?
[[Image:Ehistdisp cyst wtmt.jpg|thumb| ''E. histolytica/E. dispar'' cyst in a wet mount stained with [[iodine]]. This early cyst has only one nucleus and a [[glycogen]] mass can be seen (brown stain)]] '''Amoebiasis''', also known as '''amebiasis''' or '''entamoebiasis''',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Entamoebiasis - MeSH - NCBI|url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004749|website = www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date = 2015-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Entamoebiasis|url = http://mesh.kib.ki.se/swemesh/brs.cfm?Term=Entamoebiasis|website = mesh.kib.ki.se|access-date = 2015-07-21|archive-date = 2015-07-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722073115/http://mesh.kib.ki.se/swemesh/brs.cfm?Term=Entamoebiasis|url-status = dead}}</ref> is an [[Intestine|intestinal]] infection caused by [[amoeba]]s of the ''[[Entamoeba]]'' group. The infection is usually caused by ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]''.<ref name=Mansons>Farrar, Jeremy ''et al'' 2013. ''Manson's tropical diseases''. Elsevier Health Sciences, 664–671. {{ISBN|9780702053061}}</ref> The infection is normally got when someone [[drink]]s water with the parasite in it. In some cases, the parasite lives in a person's [[large intestine]] and does not cause any symptoms. [[Symptoms]] vary from serious to none at all. There may be [[abdominal pain]], mild [[diarrhoea]], [[dysentery|bloody diarrhoea]] or [[colitis|severe colitis]] with [[necrosis|tissue death]] and [[Gastrointestinal perforation|perforation]]. This last complication may cause [[peritonitis]]. People affected may develop [[anaemia]] due to loss of blood.<ref name=Mansons/> [[Image:Entamoeba histolytica life cycle-en.svg|thumb|right|250px|Life-cycle of the ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]'']] Amoebiasis is usually transmitted by water [[contamination|contaminated]] with [[faeces]]. It can also be got indirectly by contact with dirty hands or objects. Infection is spread by ingesting the [[cyst]] form of the [[parasite]]. This tough and semi-dormant structure is found in [[faeces]]. Since amoebia