flagellar movement

ciliary movement

Pseudopodial movement

Penetration—Small Molecule Substances

Pinocytosis—macromolecules

Phagocytosis - Protozoa with stomata or microstomes

asexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

The body shape is not fixed, the ectoplasm is transparent, the endoplasm is granular, and phagocytosis of red blood cells can be seen.

Vesicular nucleus, small nucleolus in the center, chromatin plasmid on the inner edge of the nuclear membrane

Round, with short rod-shaped pseudochromosomes in the cytoplasm

Source of infection

infection stage

Mode of infection

parasitic site

Pathogenic stage

The destination of trophozoites

Lectins mediate adhesion to host cells

Amebic perforin destroys target cells

Protease lyses target cells

Primary tumor (amoebic enteritis/dysentery)

Secondary lesions (extraintestinal amoebiasis)

Normal saline smear method (commonly used in acute cases)

Iodine smear method (commonly used for chronic diseases)

Hematoxylin staining method

Proctoscopy, puncture method (high detection rate)

Artificial culture (high detection rate of subacute and chronic)

ELISA (for emergencies)

PCR (identification of insect species)

Heals invasive lesions on and off the field

Remove cysts from the intestinal lumen

Amebic patients - metronidazole

Those with cysts—paromomycin, quiniodide, diclofenide

Extraintestinal amoebiasis - metronidazole, chloroquine

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Allicin and Pulsatilla as auxiliary treatment

Manure management

Protect water and food

Improve environmental sanitation and deworm

Strengthen health education