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    Amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery, is an infection of the intestines caused by a parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis can be present with...
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    Entamoeba. Predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis, E. histolytica is estimated to infect about 35-50 million people worldwide...
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  • Cutaneous amoebiasis, refers to a form of amoebiasis that presents primarily in the skin. It can be caused by Acanthamoeba or Entamoeba histolytica.: 421 ...
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  • Genitourinary amoebiasis or renal amoebiasis is a rare complication to amoebic liver abscess, which in turn is a complication of amoebiasis. It is believed...
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    as shigellosis, or the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica; then it is called amoebiasis. Other causes may include certain chemicals, other bacteria, other protozoa...
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    also suggest that meiosis was present early in eukaryotic evolution. Amoebiasis, also known as amebiasis or entamoebiasis, is an infection caused by any...
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  • globally were as follows: Plasmodium spp.: causes malaria Entamoeba: causes amoebiasis Giardia: causes giardiasis Trypanosoma brucei: causes African trypanosomiasis...
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  • Trichinella Whipworm Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli - can cause Amoebiasis Acanthamoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Giardia Cyclospora cayetanensis Cryptosporidium...
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  • of salmonella infections, shigellosis, botulism, gastroenteritis, and amoebiasis among others. Typhoid and paratyphoid resulted in 221,000 deaths in 2013...
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  • Their music has also been compared to that of Frank Zappa. Their album Amoebiasis, although recorded in Providence in late 1996 and early 1997, was released...
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  • that is destructive to amoeba, especially parasitic amoeba that cause amoebiasis. Metronidazole, or a related drug such as Tinidazole, Secnidazole or Ornidazole...
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    clinicians; the term was first used in 1870. In 1828, James Annersley described amoebiasis, protozoal infections of the intestines and the liver, though the pathogen...
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    Hepatitis B Herpes HIV (1.7%) HPV Syphilis (1.4%) Hepatitis C Anilingus Amoebiasis Cryptosporidiosis (1%) Giardiasis Hepatitis A(1%) Shigellosis (1%) HPV...
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    (topical), intra-abdominal infections, lung abscess, periodontal disease, amoebiasis, oral infections, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and infections caused by...
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  • ATC code P01 Antiprotozoals is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed...
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    include diloxanide furoate, and this usually is used in antiamebic therapy. Amoebiasis Sodeman WA (1996). "Intestinal Protozoa: Amebas". In Baron S; et al. (eds...
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  • protozoans act as pathogenic parasites to cause diseases like malaria, amoebiasis, giardiasis, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, trichomoniasis, Chagas...
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    pathogenically, causing disease: Entamoeba histolytica is the cause of amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery. Naegleria fowleri (the "brain-eating amoeba") is...
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    known to cause amoebiasis, which is the third leading cause of parasitic deaths. It is diagnosed by the assessment of stool samples. Amoebiasis is caused by...
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    Dharavi. Other reported epidemics include typhoid, cholera, leprosy, amoebiasis and polio. For example, in 1986, a cholera epidemic was reported, where...
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    G, Mansoor T (July 2005). "Neurohumoral alterations and their role in amoebiasis". Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 20 (2): 142–145. doi:10.1007/BF02867414...
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    years and lead to hepatic amoebiasis, whose diagnosis was not then well established. At the time, if properly diagnosed, amoebiasis was a treatable and often...
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    Furazolidone has also been used for giardiasis (due to Giardia lamblia), amoebiasis, and shigellosis, although it is not a first-line treatment. As a veterinary...
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    parasite, willing to develop a vaccine and more efficient treatments against amoebiasis. Currently, she is the Minister of International Cooperation in Science...
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    several researchers and clinicians. In 1828, James Annersley described amoebiasis, protozoal infections of the intestines and the liver, though the pathogen...
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    Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) Heart failure Enterovioform (clioquinol) Amoebiasis Eucreas/Galvus Met (vildagliptin/metformin) Diabetes mellitus type 2 Exelon...
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    meningoencephalitis Entamoeba histolytica – an amoeba that is the cause of amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery Leptospira – a zoonotic bacteria that causes leptospirosis...
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  • Staphylococcal food poisoning 006 Amoebiasis 006.0 Acute amoebic dysentery without mention of abscess 006.1 Chronic intestinal amoebiasis without mention of abscess...
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    iodoquinol (USAN), brand name Diodoquin, can be used in the treatment of amoebiasis. It is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and is used as...
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    animals. Entamoeba histolytica is the pathogen responsible for invasive 'amoebiasis' (which includes amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscesses). Others...
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