PDF-Amebiasis(Amebic Dysentery) Investigation Guideline

Version 042009 CONTENT VERSION DATE Investigation Protocol Investigation Guideline 042009 Supporting Materials found in attachments Fact Sheets 042009 Revision History Date Replaced Co. PBL 14 . SUPERVISOR : DR SAHAR ZAKARIA. DEFINITION. Dysentery is . a form of severe . diarrhea. with mucus . and blood . in the . stools with or without . tenesmus. . . As the result of intestinal inflammation mainly in the colon. Shigella. cause bacillary dysentery. There are two types of dysentery. They are : a) Amoebic dysentery . . b) Bacillary dysentery. AMOEBIC DYSENTERY. BACILLARY DYSENTERY. Incubation period is long. PRODUCTS INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS This Guideline is intended to provide guidance for the evaluation of new medicinal products indicated for the treatment of psoriasis. It is intended A large Shiga dysentery epidemic began in El Salvador in July 1969 peaked in July 1970 and then declined rapidly to near-endemic levels in Introduction In late 1968 an epidemic of bacterial dysen- ter Shahid. . Beheshti. University of Medical science. Amebiasis. Definition. Amebiasis. is infection with the parasitic intestinal protozoan . Entamoeba. . histolytica. . (the "tissue-. lysing. ameba. DEFINITION. Dysentery is . a form of severe . diarrhea. with mucus . and blood . in the . stools with or without . tenesmus. . . As the result of intestinal inflammation mainly in the colon. CAUSATIVE AGENTS. 9/18/2013. NYIRONGO.2013. Diarrhoeal. diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children around the world, accounting for 1.8 million deaths annually in children younger than 5 years, or roughly 17% of all child deaths (Levine, 2006). . : Non pathogenic; anatomically indistinguishable from . E. histolytica.. Entamoeba coli. Trophozoite Cyst Nucleus . Entamoeba coli. Life cycle and location identical to . of hers as to her innocence, be they never so solemn, shall convince him that she still is not guilty ? This is the juncture at which the physician may be the balm or the worm- wood; therefore upon hi Amebic colitis is caused by the protozoan parasite . Cases of fulminant amebic colitis are rare, and among them, non-fatal cases are rarer due to the associated high mortality rate. The disease res . What is Dysentery? Dysentery is caused by bacteria of the shigella group. The main source of the bacteria is man. If you have Dysentery you may be experiencing the following symptoms: Diarrhoe QUESTIONS What are the effects of drug treatments for amoebic dysentery in endemic areas?......................2 INTERVENTIONS DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialOrnidazole....................... Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Guidelines - Jan 2018 10 Amebi asis rev Jan 201 8 BASIC EPIDEMIOLOGY Infectious Agent Entamoeba histolytica , a protozoan parasite. The trophozoite is the active amebiasis. To understand different causes of dysentery.. To describe different classes of drugs used in treatment of both bacillary dysentery and amebic dysentery.. To be able to describe actions, side effects of drugs for treating bacillary dysentery..