<em>Entamoeba histolytica </em>is the causative agent of amebiasis (amebic dysentery). The pathogen enters the human body through consumption of contaminated water or food and enters the small and large intestines. <em>E. histolytica</em> targets the epithelium of large intestine and creates ulcers in it. <em>E. histolytica </em>enter the mucosa and submucosa of the intestine through these ulcers and leads to severe dysentery, that is amoebic dysentery.
