The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

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The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

histolytica can even evade the immune system—and it can kill the white blood cells that are supposed ... But as she watched it through a microscope, she saw something very different.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells (white blood cells). Image shared on the UCDAVIS ... Ralston observed the parasite under a microscope and found that it was actually taking bites ...

histolytica can even evade the immune system – and it can kill the white blood cells that are supposed ... But as she watched it through a microscope, she saw something very different.

Understanding how E. histolytica attacks human cells and evades immunity is crucial for developing effective treatments and ...