MERALCO CORPORATE WELLNESS

CENTER
CARDINAL SANTOS MEDICAL
CENTER

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AMOEBIAS
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WHAT IS AMOEBIASIS?
Amoebiasis is a condition in which your
intestines becomes infected with the E.
histolytica.
90% of infections is asymptomatic.
Remaining 10% is symptomatic.
Reservoir (Host) is only human.
Resistant to chlorine
Readily killed to antibiotics and heat
(75C)
WHERE CAN WE GET IT?
Contaminated water, soil and other damp
environments.

Mode of Transmission:
- It is by Fecal-Oral Route
- Direct hand to mouth contact if they follow poor
hygiene practices
(eg, not washing properly after going to the toilet).
- Sexual contact via oral-rectal route
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
9 out of 10 people who are infected with E.
histolytica have no symptoms
If symptoms occur, they are seen 7 to 28 days
after being exposed to the parasite.

Mild:
Abdominal cramps
Diarrhea
Passage of 3 - 8 sem-iformed stools per day
with mucus and occasional blood
Fatigue
Excessive gas
Rectal pain while having a bowel
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Severe symptoms:
Abdominal tenderness
Bloody stools
Passage of liquid stools with streaks of blood
10 - 20 stools per day
High grade fever
Vomiting

Visit our CWC SATELLITE CLINIC or CWC Treatment Area

HOW TO PREVENT
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot running
water for at least ten seconds:
before preparing food
before eating
If you smoke, you should also wash your hands before
smoking.

Safe food storage and handling

Thoroughly cook all raw foods
Thoroughly wash raw vegetables before eating
Reheat food until the internal temperature of the food
reaches at least 75 C
HOW IS IT DIAGNOSE?
Amoebiasis may be
diagnosed when E.
histolytica is seen in our
stools (feces) after a stool
sample (Fecalysis) is sent
to the laboratory and
examined under a
microscope
MANAGEMENT?
Dehydration: drink adequate fluid.
If you do become severely dehydrated, you may need
admission to hospital so that you can be given fluids
through a vein (intravenously).
Make it a clean scene,
practice good hygiene