Amebiasis, normally an infection of the intestinal tract, may
spread and infect other organs such as the liver or brain.
Infection of the brain can be fatal. In this slide, ameba are shown
in a sample of brain tissue. Ameba represent a serious infection in
immunocompromised individuals. (Image courtesy of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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