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Question
How does the transmission of the following disease take place?
Amoebiasis
Short Answer
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Solution
Causative organism: Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan)
Mode of transmission:
- Amoebiasis is usually transmitted by the faeco-oral route.
- It can be transmitted indirectly through contact with dirty hands or objects.
- It is transmitted through contaminated food and water. The infection spreads through the ingestion of the cyst form of the parasite.
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