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Slide Protozoa Usus
Slide Protozoa Usus
Amoeba can invade deeper tissues and enter the blood circulatory
system where they especially infect the liver as trophozoites are re-
moved from blood as they enter the liver.
abscess formation in the liver is common
pain in the liver and elevation of the diaphragm
Treatment and prevention of E. histolytica
Metronidazole—penetrates deeper tissues and destroys amoeba present
in liver, brain, lungs etc.
the organism’s metabolism converts the drug into its lethal form
Giardia attached to intestinal microvilli by sucking disks Upon detaching clear impressions from the
Sucking disks are left on the surface of the microvilli
Giardia may appear in stool on a given day and not be present on the
following day
one stool sample over a period of three days should be
examined before making a negative diagnosis.