Quilinguen, Dazelyn C.

Pathogenic
Morphology of Morphology of Mode of
Amoeba or Diseases Clinical Diagnosis Treatment
Trophozoite Cyst transmission
Non-Pathog Symptoms
enic?
20 -30 µm Spherical loose feces, Microscopic Treated with the
1. Entamoeba Diameter and contain a
Pathogenic Amebiasis measuring Fecal-oral stomach identification antiparasitic drug.
histolytica vesicular nucleus with a 10-15 µmin and pain, and of cyst and
central endoseme, sexual
peripheral chromatin and diameter and stomach trophozoites Metronidazole is the
radial achromatic fibrils. have 4 cramping. in the stool usual antibiotic that is
nuclei used but tinidazole may
be a good alternative

15-30 µm, Single 10 - 35 µm, Fecal - loose finding the Treated with the
2. Entamoeba coli
Non Amebic nucleus with a large spherical but oral stools, characteristic antiparasitic drug
Pathogenic Dysentery eccentric karyosome may be cysts in an
and coarse, irregular
colicky iodine stained,
elongated. abdominal Metronidazole,
peripheral chromatin. formol-ether
tinidazole 2 g once PO
pain, and concentration
method daily for 5 days Luminal
flatulence agents used are
paromomycin,
iodoquinol, and
diloxanide furoate.

10-20 µm, Single nucleus Direct several the finding of Treated with the
Non Amoebic Liver contain a No Cyst from one weeks of trophozoites in
small,centrally-located antiparasitic drug
3. Entamoeba pathogenic Abscesses, stage person to cramping, scrapings of
Amoebic karyosome and fine abdominal the gums and
gingivalis peripheral chromatin another
dysentery pain, watery teeth;
by
or bloody trophozoites paromomycin, to
kissing diarrhea, and may be seen eradicate intestinal
weight loss ingesting white luminal cysts.
cells and
epithelial cell
nuclei.
 Non 15 - 20 µm, One nucleus 12 - 165 µm, Consumpti cramping, concentration Treated with the
4. Entamoeba with evenly arranged spherical. and trichrome
pathogenic Amebiasis on of food abdominal parasitic drug
dispar chromatin on the nuclear Mature cyst staining may be
Can colonize the or water pain, watery
human intestine membrane and small, has 4 nuclei contamina insufficient to
centrally located and immature or bloody demonstrate the metronidazole for 10
ted or by
karyosome cysts contain 1 diarrhea, presence of
to 3 nuclei. direct E.histolytica days, followed by a
fecal - oral and weight
loss /dispar luminal agent, such
route as diloxanide or
paromomycin
Non Infection of Pigs 10 - 20 µm in Diameter, 9.5 - 17.- µm, diarrhea, Treated with the
5. Entamoeba Irregularly shaped and Mature cysts bloody stools, identification of
pathogenic and Monkeys Fecal parasitic drug
polecki possess pseudopodia for contain 4 nuclei fever, nausea, trophozoites in
motility. Single nucleus with oral route vomiting, feces
small central karyosome and
finely dispersed peripheral abdominal metronidazole,
cramps, Ornidazole, and
chromatin.
inspiratory
restriction, and Furamide
weight loss.

Non Invasive 5 - 15 µm, Single Nucleus 5–10 µm. Mature Microscopic Treated with parasitic
6. Entamoeba that contain a smal, cysts contain four diarrhea,
pathogenic intestinal Fecal identification of drugs
hartmanii compact, centrally or nuclei that have a abdominal
amebiasis small, discrete, oral cysts and
eccentrically located cramps trophozoites in
centrally located Route
karyosome and fine, karyosome and
metronidazole 750
uniform peripheral
the stool
evenly distributed mg three times daily
chromatin peripheral
chromatin
for 5 days, tinidazole
1 g twice daily on 2
consecutive days, or
a starch placebo.
 Non Amebiasis 8 -20 µm are 8–10 micrometres loose feces, finding the Treated with the
7. Iodamoeba in diameter, oval
pathogenic actively motile Fecal- stomach characteristi parasitic drugs
butschlii shaped- single
nucleus with a oral pain, and c cysts in an
prominent Route stomach iodine metronidazole to
nuclear cramping. clear intestinal
endosome. stained
parasites

Non Acute or Chronic 6 - 12 µm, single spherical to diarrhea, stool sample Treated with the
8. Endolimax nana ellipsoidal Fecal - oral
pathogenic diarrhea nucleus with a generalized testing for parasitic drugs
characteristically large, measure 5–10 route and abdominal
µm. Mature ingestion of ova and
irregularly pain, nausea, parasites
cysts have four cysts from
shaped,blot-like small nuclei contaminat
vomiting,
karyosome. flatulence Metronidazole
with large, ed water
usually centrally and anorexia.
located
karyosomes
and no
peripheral
chromatin.

Pathogenic Primary amebic 10 - 20 mm long contain spherical, 7-15 Contamin headache, microscopic Based on the treatment
9. Naegleria µm in diameter examination of
meningoen a nucleus with a large ated water fever, regimens used in the
fowleri and have a fresh, unfrozen,
cephalitis karyosome surrounded goes up nausea, and survivors, including the
by a halo smooth, into nose unrefrigerated
single-layered vomiting cerebrospinal 2013 case-patients, the
wall. Single fluid combination of drugs is
Nucleus recommended for
treatment of PA

Pathogenic Granulomatous 12- 35 micron, 10–25 microm eyes confocal six month therapy
10.Acanthamoeba
amebic moving freely in in diameter, through seizures, microscopy. an with topical
spp.
encephalitis, water were round in contact headache, eye specialist
Fatal disease of shape and lens use, focal based on
Miconazole,
recognized by the Metronidazole,
CNS, AMoebic with a cuts, or weakness or symptoms
keratitis presence of plica-like skin ataxia, visual Prednisolone and
lobopodium and surface.a wounds or disturbances, neomycin as well as
acathopodia. round or oval by being and fever.
shape with inhaled
oral ketokonazole.
double cyst into the
walls lungs.