For decades scientists have been puzzled by a tiny parasite that affects millions worldwide, with the power to liquefy human organs and evade the immune system in ways that science hasn't been able to ...

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. But sometimes ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects approximately 50 million people each year, causing nearly 70,000 deaths. In most cases, this shape-shifting amoeba causes only mild symptoms, ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...