Amebiasis is a disease caused by a one-celled parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (ent-a-ME-ba his-to-LI-ti-ka). Although anyone can have this disease, it is most common in people who live in ...

DURING the past year the results of several studies on dysentery and diarrhea in members of the armed forces returning from tropical areas have been published. 1, 2 These indicate to some extent ...

“If you are swimming in lakes or oceans, ensure that the body of water is safe—and doesn't have the risk of acquiring waterborne illnesses—like amebiasis,” Dr. Gaither says. Amebiasis can cause nausea ...

You could have other diseases that you don't want to have such as chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, anogenital cutaneous amebiasis, or cancer. Thus, if you have such symptoms, don't just try to ...

The only constant thing in our humanity is our vulnerability to sickness, and how at one point in our lives, we have all been to the hospital. Hence, I would like to foreground my stories of science ...

May increase risk and mask signs of infection. Tuberculosis. Latent amebiasis. Strongyloides infestation. Ocular herpes simplex. Cerebral malaria. If exposed to chickenpox or measles, consider ...

The aim of this project is to screen Indonesia’s diverse microbial resources for compounds that might be candidates for drugs to treat malaria and amebiasis. There are no vaccines against these ...

Tuberculosis. Latent amebiasis. Strongyloides infestation. Ocular herpes simplex. May increase risk and mask signs of infection. If exposed to chickenpox or measles, consider prophylactic passive ...

Parasites refer to microscopic unicellular protozoa, multicellular helminths which may reach large dimensions, and arthropods which comprise diverse organisms. All are possible vectors of disease ...

“This contaminated water poses a high risk of diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, gastroenteritis, amebiasis, hepatitis, typhoid, and campylobacteriosis, among others. These diseases occur ...

Other possible causes of such a situation include necrotizing fasciitis, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, anogenital cutaneous amebiasis, cancer, or a belt sander. In order to diagnose ...