Amebiasis

Introduction: Amebiasis

Amebiasis: Amebiasis is a disease caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (ent-a-ME-ba his-to-LI-ti-ka). (Source: excerpt from Amebiasis: DPD) ... more about Amebiasis.

Amebiasis: An intestinal infection caused by a parasitic amebic organism. It is usually associated with poor sanitation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Amebiasis is available below.

Symptoms of Amebiasis

• Abdominal pain
• Rectal pain
• Diarrhoea
• Fever
• Bloody stool

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Medical Textbooks Online about Amebiasis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Amebiasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Amebiasis
• Underlying causes of Amebiasis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Amebiasis

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Prognosis for Amebiasis

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Reseach about Amebiasis

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Clinical Trials for Amebiasis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Amebiasis include:

• Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Amebiasis in Adults and Adolescents - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nitazoxanide
• Study of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Amebiasis in Children - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nitazoxanide

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Statistics for Amebiasis

• Medical statistics for Amebiasis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Amebiasis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Amebiasis
• Society statistics for Amebiasis

Types of Amebiasis

• Entamoeba histolytica
• Entamoeba dispar

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Article Excerpts about Amebiasis

Amebiasis is a disease caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (ent-a-ME-ba his-to-LI-ti-ka). (Source: excerpt from Amebiasis: DPD)

Definitions of Amebiasis:

Infection by a disease-causing ameba - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Amebiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Amebiasis, or a subtype of Amebiasis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)