PPT-DYSENTERY BY NYIRONGO.S 1

9182013 NYIRONGO2013 Diarrhoeal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children around the world accounting for 18 million deaths annually in children younger than 5 years or roughly 17 of all child deaths Levine 2006 . A. bhinay. . B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. . histolytica. Beth . Wozney. Geographic Distribution. Worldwide!. Higher rates:. Tropical areas. Hosts. Definitive. Humans. Intermediate. None are necessary. Reservoir. Dogs. Pigs. Monkeys. Humans (asymptomatic). (. Bacillary Dysentery. ). . Introduction. Acute infectious disease of intestine caused by dysentery bacilli. Place of lesion: sigmoid & rectum. Shigellosis is endemic throughout the world where it is held responsible for some 120 million cases of severe dysentery with blood and mucus in the stools. 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. 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 A. bhinay. . B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. 1. Shigella a Highly Infectious Bacteria . Shigella . is one of the most infectious of bacteria and ingestion of as few as . 100-200 . organisms. will cause disease. . Most individuals are infected with . 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 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. B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. only 10% of infected develop disease. 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 QUESTIONS What are the effects of drug treatments for amoebic dysentery in endemic areas?......................2 INTERVENTIONS DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialOrnidazole....................... Diarrhoea. is defined as an increase in the frequency, fluidity or volume of bowel movements, relative to the usual habits of an individual.. Passage of three or more loose or liquid stools a day can be taken as . Medical Parasitology. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed. Introduction. Parasitology is the branch of biology concerned with the phenomenon of dependence of one living organism on another. Medical parasitology deals with the parasites which infect man, the diseases they produce, the response generated by him against them, and various methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment..