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ENTAMOEBA HITOLYTICA Flashcards

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First Parasitology

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ENTAMOEBA HITOLYTICA

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Disease

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Amoebic dysentery (Amoebiasis) liver abscess

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Modes of transmission

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Fecal-oral transmission
Oral-anal

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Clinical Pathogenic

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  • multiply in the epithelial cells of the wall of large intestine.
  • severe dysentery results and the feces contain blood and mucus.
  • Intestinal perforation leading to LIVER ABCESS.
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Treatment

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Metronidazole
Iodoquinol

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Prevention

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*Avoid fecal contamination of food and water
*Proper disposal of human waste.
*Adequate cooking of food and boiling of water

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Site of infection

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Stomach

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