Amebiasis refers to the infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. The condition is most commonly transmitted when a person starts eating food or drinking water that contains microorganisms. It is a complicated infection to treat with allopathic drugs, and repeated courses of specific medication are needed. One of the most common causes is its spread from infected person to another by stools or faces in this way it comes in transferred condition. It also occurs due to crowded living conditions. It internally occurs when blood spread through the liver, brain, or vital internal organs.
Symptoms of Asthma
The most common symptoms of amoebiasis include abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, etc. Stools can have blood or mucus. The abdominal pain can accompany severe fever. Amoebiasis symptoms can take a few days to a few weeks to develop and manifest after infection. The amoeba can move into the bloodstream and move to other parts of the body, especially the liver. There are also asymptomatic infections, in which the amoeba stays in the intestine for a long time, feeding on bacteria and food particles before damaging the intestinal wall.
Causes of Amoebiasis
Causes of amoebiasis can include taking contaminated water or food. The vegetables and fruits harvested from contaminated soil can also lead to serious infections. The amoeba forms a cyst around its body as protection. This cyst is released into the soil through feces. If the cysts reach the intestine through water or food, it can cause this condition.
Treatments for Amoebiasis
Preventive measures include good sanitation, drinking clean water, and taking care of clean food. Water filtration can prevent most instances of infection. Take special care to ensure the safety of the vegetables and fruits you eat. There aren’t any vaccines available as of now. Treatment for amoebiasis may require specific procedures to address the intestinal or extra-intestinal infection. Anti-amoebic drugs (amoebicides) are used. There are different treatments to suppress and eliminate amoeba. Intracellular or tissue amoebicides destroy amoeba, which has intruded into cell or tissue systems. Luminal amoebicides destroy amoeba found in the intestine.
