How Do You Treat Amebiasis?
Amebiasis is a parasitic infection by any amoeba, although the term commonly refers to infections of Entamoeba histolytica. Amebiasis is transmitted in cyst form by a fecal-oral route and humans are the only natural hosts. The trophozoites inhabit the large intestines and are passed in the feces. The trophoziote then revert to the cyst form and survive in moisture for months. The following steps will show how to treat amebiasis. Expect 90 percent of amebiasis cases to be asymptomatic and self-resolve within a year. Asymptomatic amebiasis is generally not treated in an endemic area unless the patient has AIDS. Administer diloxanide, iodoquinol or paromomycin in asymptomatic cases of amebiasis. Treat symptomatic cases of hepatic and intestinal illness with 500 to 750 mg metronidazole orally for 10 days as the treatment of choice. Also, 500 mg metronidazole may be given intravenously every six hours for 10 days. Tinidazole is an acceptable alternative with oral dosages up to 800 mg three
