Tag: amebiasis

  • Intestinal protozoan infections (parasitic diarrhea)

    Intestinal protozoan infections (parasitic diarrhea)

    The main protozoan intestinal amebiasis are (Entamoeba histolytica), giardiasis (Giardia lamblia), Cryptosporidiosis(Cryptosporidium sp) cyclosporosis (Cyclospora cayetanensis) and isosporiasis (Isospora belli). Intestinal protozoa are transmitted by faecal-oral route (dirty hands, ingestion of water or food contaminated with feces) and individual case managers and diarrhea epidemic. Clinical signs: – Amoebiasis is bloody diarrhea. – The clinical giardiasis,…

  • Amoebiasis

    Amoebiasis

    Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. The transmission is fecal-oral (hands, water and food contaminated with feces containing amoebic cysts). Usually, ingested cysts release in the intestine of non-pathogenic amoebae and 90% of carriers are asymptomatic. In a small number of people infected, pathogenic amoebae penetrate the mucous colon: the…