Treating Amebiasis Drink plenty of liquids to replace the fluids lost through diarrhea. Take the medication that your health care provider prescribes. Help Prevent Getting Amebiasis 1 cyst can be enough to cause infection. Always wash your hands thoroughly: • after using the toilet • after diapering a child • before preparing or handling food • before eating. Consider all untreated water to be infected, especially in tropical areas. Boil untreated water before drinking. Good personal hygiene and cleanliness are the best protection against the spread of the disease. Do not prepare food when you have diarrhea or you are vomiting. Amebiasis is an infection of the intestines. It is caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite is most often found in people and other primates, such as monkeys and gorillas. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms usually appear 2 to 4 weeks after exposure to the parasite. Most infected people show very mild symptoms or none at all. Diarrhea is the most common symptom. Symptoms may go away and return later. In some people the illness develops into a severe form called Amebic Dysentery. The symptoms of this illness may include bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, fever, and chills. These may alternate with periods of constipation. In some cases, the Entamoeba histolytica infection may move to other body organs through the bloodstream How You Get Amebiasis The feces of an infected person has egg-like bodies called amebic cysts. A person may become infected if the cysts are passed from the feces of an infected person to someone’s mouth by unwashed hands that have touched food or a surface. You can get amebiasis if you drink water contaminated with amebic cysts. Unwashed fruits and vegetables can be another source. Amebiasis ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH For information call a Public Health Inspector at: Regina (306) 766-7755 Fort Qu'Appelle & Area (306) 695-4015 Indian Head & Area (306) 695-4016 Visit the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region website at www.rqhealth.ca. For 24-hour professional health advice and information call: Dec 2016 Page 1 of 2 Sources: Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, CDC, USFDA, APHA

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Page 1: Amebiasis 2017 Am… · Amebiasis is an infection of the intestines. It is caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite is most often found in people and other primates,

Treating Amebiasis Drink plenty of liquids to replace the fluids lost through diarrhea. Take the medication that your health care provider prescribes.

Help Prevent Getting Amebiasis 1 cyst can be enough to cause infection. Always wash your hands thoroughly: • after using the toilet • after diapering a child • before preparing or handling food • before eating. Consider all untreated water to be infected, especially in tropical areas. Boil untreated water before drinking. Good personal hygiene and cleanliness are the best protection against the spread of the disease. Do not prepare food when you have diarrhea or you are vomiting.

Amebiasis is an infection of the intestines. It is caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite is most often found in people and other primates, such as monkeys and gorillas.

Signs and Symptoms Symptoms usually appear 2 to 4 weeks after exposure to the parasite. Most infected people show very mild symptoms or none at all. Diarrhea is the most common symptom. Symptoms may go away and return later. In some people the illness develops into a severe form called Amebic Dysentery. The symptoms of this illness may include bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, fever, and chills. These may alternate with periods of constipation. In some cases, the Entamoeba histolytica infection may move to other body organs through the bloodstream

How You Get Amebiasis The feces of an infected person has egg-like bodies called amebic cysts. A person may become infected if the cysts are passed from the feces of an infected person to someone’s mouth by unwashed hands that have touched food or a surface. You can get amebiasis if you drink water contaminated with amebic cysts. Unwashed fruits and vegetables can be another source.

Amebiasis ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

For information call a Public Health Inspector at: Regina (306) 766-7755 Fort Qu'Appelle & Area (306) 695-4015 Indian Head & Area (306) 695-4016

Visit the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region website at www.rqhealth.ca.

For 24-hour professional health advice and information call:

Dec 2016

Page 1 of 2

Sources: Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, CDC, USFDA, APHA