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The document discusses various infectious diseases, including Amebic Dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by severe dysentery and treated with Metronidazole. It also covers Helminthic Diseases, highlighting tapeworms and hydatid disease, their causative agents, symptoms, transmission, and treatments. The document emphasizes the importance of sanitation and the role of contaminated food and water in disease transmission.

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General Microbiology - Reviewer 1 - 14

The document discusses various infectious diseases, including Amebic Dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by severe dysentery and treated with Metronidazole. It also covers Helminthic Diseases, highlighting tapeworms and hydatid disease, their causative agents, symptoms, transmission, and treatments. The document emphasizes the importance of sanitation and the role of contaminated food and water in disease transmission.

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- Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole

6. Transmission
- Contaminated water, berries, uncooked foods
D. Amebic Dysentery (Amoebiasis)
1. Causative agent: Entamoeba histolytica
2. Signs and symptoms
- Severe dysentery (blood and mucus in feces)
- Abscesses, potential complications (e.g., liver invasion)
3. Reservoir/Host
- Humans
4. Diagnostic Tests
- Microscopy, EIA
5. Treatment
- Metronidazole
6. Transmission
- Cysts in contaminated food or water

● E. Helminthic Diseases of the Digestive System


A. General Characteristics
1. Common in human intestinal tracts
2. Prevalent in warm, moist regions with poor sanitation
3. Light infections often asymptomatic
B. Tapeworms
1. Causative agents
- Taenia saginata (beef), T. solium (pork), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish)
2. Signs and symptoms
- Adult worms: few symptoms
- Larvae: neurocysticercosis (brain), ophthalmic cysticercosis (eye)
3. Reservoir/Host
- Intermediate: cattle, pigs, fish
- Definitive: humans
4. Diagnostic Tests
- Microscopic fecal examination
5. Treatment
- Praziquantel, niclosamide
6. Life Cycle
- Egg production in humans → ingestion by animals → development in meat →
human consumption
C. Hydatid Disease
1. Causative agent: Echinococcus granulosus
2. Signs and symptoms
- Larvae form damaging cysts (liver, lungs)
3. Reservoir/Host

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