AMOEBIA

Often there is an ineffectual urge to defecate

again and again, with very little stool actually
being passed. There is much flatulence with
abdominal cramps. In severe cases, the liver and

SIS
other organs may get affected, causing specific
conditions related to organ, e.g., hepatitis, cysts,
abscess, etc. The most common symptoms of
amoebiasis are diarrhea (which may contain
(Amoebic Dysentery)
blood),
- Is a protozoal infection of human beings and fever.
initially involves the colon, but may spread to
soft tissues, most commonly to the liver or DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
lungs, by continuity or hematogenous or 1. Stool Exam
lymphatic dissemination. 2. Blood exam
3. Proctoscopy / Sigmoidoscopy
CAUSATIVE AGENT:
- Entamoeba histolytica TREATMENT MODALITIES
1. Metronidazole
SOURCE: 2. Tetracycline
- Human excreta 3. Ampicillin
4. Chloramphenicol
INCUBATION PERIOD 5. Lost fluid and electrolytes should be replaced.
- 3 days for severe
- It last for several months for sub-acute and NURSING MANAGEMENT
chronic 1. Observe isolation and enteric precaution.
- In average it varies from 3-4 weeks 2. Provide health education and instruct patient
to boil water for drinking or purified water;
PERIOD OF COMMUNICABILITY cover leftover food; avoid ground vegetables
- Communicable for the entire duration of the 3. Mouth care.
illness
PREVENTION
MODE OF TRANSMISSION 1. Health education.
1. The disease can be passed from one person to 2. Sanitary disposal of feces.
another through fecal-oral transmission. 3. Use purified drinking water.
2. The disease can be transmitted through sexual 4. Detection and treatment of carriers.
contact by orogenital, oroanal, and 5. Fly control.
proctogenital sexual activity.
3. Through indirect contact, the disease can
infect humans by ingestion of food especially
uncooked leafy vegetables foods karling
contaminated with fecal materials containing.
E. histolytica cysts.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Amoebiasis is characterised by nonspecific
diarrhea with loose, semi formed, foul smelling
stools, or dysentery with mucous, traces of blood
and small quantities of stools passed repeatedly.