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Amoebiasis

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Tropical Pathology

Part of the book series: Spezielle pathologische Anatomie ((SPEZIELLE,volume 8))

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Abstract

Protozoa are unicellular organisms capable of fulfilling all functions of living cells. The Protozoa comprise a very large number of organisms some of which are motile while others more closely resemble vegetable cells and contain chlorophyllcontaining plastids. Many protozoa parasitic to man cause no recognisable pathological changes and only those that are well recognised to produce lesions will be considered in the ensuing chapters.

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Spencer, H. (1973). Amoebiasis. In: Tropical Pathology. Spezielle pathologische Anatomie, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00226-1_9

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