Directory of Amebiasis Resources

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Amebiasis is defined as disease caused by amoebas, one-celled parasites. They cause Amebic Dysentery and a variety of other diseases.

Resources in This Category

• Bad Bug Book: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri and other amobae

  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/ucm070816.htm
  Infections in humans are rare, often fatal, and are acquired through water entering the nasal passages. Includes cause, prevention, treatment, prognosis, and outbreaks.

• Bad Bug Book: Entamoeba histolytica

  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/ucm070739.htm
  Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, complications, and outbreaks.

• CDC: Acanthamoeba Infection

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/acanthamoeba/
  Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.

• CDC: Amebiasis

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/amebiasis/
  Factsheets and articles on amebic dysentery caused by the organism Entamoeba histolytica.

• CDC: Naegleria Infection

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/
  Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.

• eMedicine - Acanthamoeba

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/211214-overview
  Article by William B Harley, MD.

• eMedicine - Amebiasis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/212029-overview
  Article by Robert Swords, MD.

• eMedicine - Amebiasis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/996092-overview
  Article by Maria A Horga, MD.

• eMedicine - Naegleria :

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/972044-overview
  Article by Asad Khan, MD.

• eMedicine - Naegleria Infection

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/223910-overview
  Article by Diane H Johnson, MD.

• Free-living Protozoa and Human Disease

  http://www.tulane.edu/~wiser/protozoology/notes/free.html
  Discusses Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris and their effects on health.

• Justin Baty Amoebic Foundation

  http://justinbatyamebicfoundation.wordpress.com/
  Devoted to the prevention, treatment and eventual cure of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis or PAM.

• Kidshealth: Amebiasis

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/amebiasis.html
  Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Amebiasis

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000298.htm
  Features risk factors, cause, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

• Medmicro: Free-Living Amebas: Naegleria, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia

  http://www.pathobio.sdu.edu.cn/sdjsc/engparabook/ch081.htm
  Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.

• Medmicro: Intestinal Protozoa: Amebas

  http://www.pathobio.sdu.edu.cn/sdjsc/engparabook/ch079.htm
  Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.

• NHS Choices: Dysentery

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dysentery/
  Provides information on bacillary and amoebic dysentry. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• Patient UK: Amoebiasis

  http://patient.info/health/amoebiasis-leaflet
  Factsheet with details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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