Specimen of the human intestine that was damaged by amebic ulcer. To help prevent the spread of<unk>  around the home : * Wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water for at least 10 seconds after using the toilet or changing a baby's diaper, and before handling food. * Clean bathrooms and toilets often; pay particular attention to toilet seats and taps. * Avoid sharing towels or face washers. To help prevent infection: * Avoid raw vegetables when in endemic areas, as they may have been fertilized using human feces. * Boil water or treat with iodine tablets. * Avoid eating street foods especially in public places where others are sharing sauces in one container Good sanitary practice, as well as responsible sewage disposal or treatment, are necessary for the prevention of E. histolytica infection on an endemic level. E.histolytica cysts are usually resistant to chlorination, therefore sedimentation and filtration of water supplies are necessary to reduce the incidence of infection. E. histolytica cysts may be recovered from contaminated food by methods similar to those used for recovering Giardia lamblia cysts from feces. Filtration is probably the most practical method for recovery from drinking water and liquid foods. E. histolytica cysts must be distinguished from cysts of other parasitic (but nonpathogenic) protozoa and from cysts of free-living protozoa as discussed above. Recovery procedures are not very accurate; cysts are easily lost or damaged beyond recognition, which leads to many falsely negative results in recovery tests.
Amoebiasis
Colitis
Dientamoebiasis
Schistosomiasis
Toxocariasis
Cyclosporiasis
Loa loa filariasis
Giardiasis