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Amoebic dysentery is caused by a parasitic amoeba. It reproduces in the _____.

spleen
liver
intestine
lungs

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Amoebic dysentery is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. This protozoan exists in nature in the cyst form and is transmitted by contaminated food and water. In patients, the amoebas revert to trophozoites and invade the intestinal lining.

Your answer is C.

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Amoebic dysentery is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. This protozoan exists in nature in the cyst form and is transmitted by contaminated food and water. In patients, the amoebas revert to trophozoites and invade the intestinal lining.

Your answer is C.
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