Amoebic Dysentery (Amoebiasis )

Alex, Jeb, and Brendan

Diagnosis

• Daignosis: Amebiasis

• Reference Slide

• Parasite

• 4 Options: Giardia, Malaria

• African Sleeping

• Giardia

• Amebiasis

Symptoms

• Fever• Body aches• Diarrhea• Acute abdominal pains• Dyhdration• Mild head achesDisease symptoms• Loose Stool• Stomach Pain• Stomach Cramping

Treatment

• Antibiotics

Lifestyle Changes:

• Refugee Camps

Cells Infected

• Large Intestine

• Stool

If Left Untreated:

• Diarrhea

• Liver

Transmission of Amoebiasis

• Caused by Entamoeba histolytica

• Life cycle :

Ingestion

Excystation

Cysts

• Out of body

• Vectors

Preventative Measures

• Individual vs. Community

• Individual

Present and near future

Future Trips

• Community

Practices

New installations

Iodine tablets

Information on outbreaks

• Cysts

• Outbreak danger

• Vaccine A cyst

Movies

Amoebiasis: A Historical Perspective

Geographical Distribution

• Temperate-Tropical

• Sub-Tropical

• Africa

Populations at Risk

• Developing Countries

• All People

• Tropics

Morocco

Cases World Wide

• Tropics

• 500,000,000 (10%)

• 50,000,000 (10%)

• Lifetime

• Cure Rates

• Mr. Duane

Past Cases and Future Outlook

• Chicago

• No Vaccine

• Similar trends

Amoebic Dysentery

(Amoebiasis )