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By Jordan Schuler and Zach Perry

AMEBIASIS. (AMOEBIC DYSENTERY). By Jordan Schuler and Zach Perry. PICTURES ON A CELLULAR LEVEL. What Is Amoebic Dysentery? . Scientific Name: Amebiasis Intestinal illness Caused by microscopic parasite called Entamoeba histolytica Protozoan . How is it spread from person to person?.

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By Jordan Schuler and Zach Perry

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  1. AMEBIASIS • (AMOEBIC DYSENTERY) By Jordan Schuler and Zach Perry

  2. PICTURES ON A CELLULAR LEVEL

  3. What Is Amoebic Dysentery? • Scientific Name: Amebiasis • Intestinal illness • Caused by microscopic parasite called Entamoebahistolytica • Protozoan

  4. How is it spread from person to person? • Through contaminated food and water • Through contaminated hands • Person to person contact • Through contact with human feces from humans who have amebiasis

  5. Who is most susceptible to Amebiasis? • Anyone can get amebiasis • More often, people arriving from tropical or subtropical areas with poor sanitary conditions • Individuals in institutions

  6. Treatment of amebiasis • Since the causing agents are living, you take an antibiotic to get rid of amebiasis. • One specific antibiotic is Metronidazole • The standard dose is 750mg • You take this for 7-10 days

  7. The History of Amebiasis • Amebiasis was first described by a Russian scientist named Feder Losch in 1873 • In 1875, he was able to isolate an amoeba from the feces of a human with amebiasis • There is no specific source of Amebiasis • Today, in New York, there are approximately 600 cases reported each year

  8. Works Cited "Amebiasis (amebic Dysentery)." Amebiasis (amebic Dysentery). New York State Department of Health, Oct. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. "Antibiotics for Amoebiasis." - Amoebiasis Disease(Gastroenteritis). Antibioticsfor.com, 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

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