PPT-AMEBIASIS

Amebiasis is an infection of the intestinal tract that occurs due to ingestion of foods or water contaminated with Entameba Histolytica cysts LIFE CYCLE Entamoeba histolytica exists in two forms. If a case or suspect case is a food handler or works in a child care establishment or a health care institution instead of r eporting within the general reporting deadline submit a report within 24 ours after the case or suspect case is diagnosed tr Version 04/2009 CONTENT : VERSION DATE : Investigation Protocol: Investigation Guideline 04/2009 Supporting Materials found in attachments: Fact Sheets 04/2009 Revision History: Date Replaced Co Amebiasis. (also called amebic dysentery) is an infection of the intestinal tract caused by . Entamoeba. . histolytica. .. Therapeutic agents for . amebiasis. are classified as luminal, systemic, or mixed . Recall from . patho. . This is a . serious complication of portal hypertension is . variceal bleeding. . When blood pressure increases in the portal vein system, veins in the esophagus, stomach, and rectum enlarge to accommodate blocked blood flow through the liver. 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 Shilton CM, Šlapeta J, Shine R, Brown GP. Invasive Colonic Entamoebiasis in Wild Cane Toads, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(8):1541-1543. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180101. 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..