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Akepogu Jacquelyn

Introduction to Amoebiasis, symptoms, life cycle, pathogenicity, treatment and prevention of the disease.

English

Includes all the topics that are going to be covered in this course.

Brief history of the disease, causative organism, pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains and a brief discussion about the infections and symptoms.

Structures of the trophozoites, pre-cysts and cysts are discussed in detail in stained and unstained preparations.

Diagnosis of people suffering from Amoebiasis, life cycle of Entamoeba histolytica (invasive infection and non invasive infection) and the symptoms.

Pathogenesis of Entamoeba histolytica, Extra-intestinal infections are discussed in detail, treatment of Amoebiasis and prevention of the disease.