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amebic brain abscess, digestive system, digestive system organs, amebic dysentery, intestinal amebiasis, amebiasis, infection, the intestine, bowel, parasite entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba histolytica, live, in the large intestine, colon, causing disease, invades the colon wall causing colitis, acute dysentery, chronic diarrhea, infection, spread, the blood, liver, lungs, brain, organs, occur anywhere, in the world, most common in tropical areas, crowded living conditions, poor sanitation, africa, latin america, southeast asia, india have significant health problems associated, transmission occurs, ingestion of cysts in fecally contaminated food, water, is common, human excrement is used, fertilizer, spread person-to-person, particularly via oral, anal contact, cockroaches, house flies, spread the cysts, an estimated 50 million cases worldwide of amebiasis, 000 to 50, 000 deaths annually, typical symptoms of intestinal amebiasis consist of frequent diarrheal bowel movements, cramps, colicky abdominal pain, pain on defecation, tenesmus, common, diarrhea, contain blood, mucus, uncomplicated attacks, last up to two weeks, recurrences, common, the diagnosis is made, individual is treated, spread of e, histolytica, wall, the colon, occur in 8-10% of cases, liver in approximately 1%, malnutrition, old age, pregnancy, use of steroids, malignancy, cancer, alcoholism predispose a person to more severe disease, does immunosuppression, recent travel to a tropical region, risk factor, amebiasis, common among people who engage in anal intercourse, residents of institutions, mild symptoms, diarrhea, passage of 3 to 8 semiformed stools per day, passage of soft stools, mucus, occasional blood, abdominal cramps, fatigue, unintentional weight loss, intestinal gas, excessive flatus, severe symptoms, bloody stools, passage of liquid stools, streaks of blood, passage of 10 to 20 stools per day, fever, vomiting, abdominal tenderness, in 90% of people, amebiasis, no symptoms, examination, the abdomen, liver enlargement, abdominal tenderness, stool culture of 3 stool specimens several days apart, serology, amebiasis, sigmoidoscopy, oral antiparasitic medication, standard treatment, amebiasis, choice of drug depends on the severity, the infection, patient is vomiting, intravenous therapy necessary, medications, tolerated by mouth, antidiarrheal medications, make the condition worse, after treatment, stool, rechecked to ensure that the infection has been cleared, outcome is likely to be good, liver abscess, medication side effects, nausea, spread, the parasite, the blood, liver, lungs, brain, organs, persistent diarrhea occurs, traveling in tropical countries where poor sanitation exists, drink purified, boiled water, not eat uncooked vegetables, unpeeled fruit, public health measures include water purification, water chlorination, sewage treatment programs, safer sex measures, use of condoms, dental dams, oral, anal contact, prevent infection.