Human Health and Diseases Question 5
5. The active form of Entamoeba histolytica feeds upon:
[2015 RS]
(a) mucosa and submucosa of colon only
(b) food in intestine
(c) blood only
(d) erythrocytes; mucosa and submucosa of colon
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Answer : d
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(d) Entamoeba histolytica is found in the colon. It feeds on mucosa and submucosa as well as phagocytose RBCs. The causal agent, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in Russia in 1873 by Friedrich Losch.
