What are the symptoms of amoebiasis?!


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What are the symptoms of amoebiasis?


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Amebiasis is infection with Entamoeba histolytica. It is commonly asymptomatic, but mild diarrhea to severe dysentery may occur. Extraintestinal infections include liver abscesses. Diagnosis is by identifying E. histolytica in stool specimens or by serologic tests. Treatment for symptomatic disease is with metronidazole or tinidazole followed by paromomycin or other drugs active against cysts in the lumen.
Symptoms of Amebiasis:
Mild symptoms:
* Diarrhea
# Passage of 3 to 8 semiformed stools per day
# Passage of soft stools with mucus and occasional blood
* Abdominal cramps
* Fatigue
* Unintentional weight loss
* Intestinal gas (excessive flatus)
Severe symptoms:
* Bloody stools
# Passage of liquid stools with streaks of blood
# Passage of 10 to 20 stools per day
* Fever
* Vomiting
* Abdominal tenderness
Note: In 90% of people with amebiasis there are no symptoms.
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