With cases of amoebiasis rising in San Carlos, Negros Occidental, the DOH said it sent epidemiologists to look into the outbreak that prompted the local government to declare a state of health emergency. Read the story by AdrianINQ to know more. INQFocus
She stressed, though, that the cases started in February and “we are seeing that the [number of] cases are rising.” DOH epidemiologists traveled to San Carlos City last March 1.
HealthLine said food handlers may transmit the cysts while preparing or handling food. Transmission is also possible during anal sex, oral-anal sex, and colonic irrigation, which doesn’t come without risks. As the DOH said, there were 385 cases and 5 deaths in 2012, 83 cases with no death in 2013, 389 cases and 3 deaths in 2014, 284 cases and 5 deaths in 2015, and 2,268 cases and 12 deaths in 2016.Back in 2015, 72 individuals had been medically attended after contaminated water sent 72 residents in Aleosan, North Cotabato into fits of vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain.It was learned by the Aleosan District Hospital that the patients’ source of drinking water was a communal and open water well.
Rarely, the parasite invades the liver and forms an abscess and in a small number of instances, it has been shown to spread to the other parts of the body, such as the lungs or brain, but this is very uncommon. “Sometimes people are told that they are infected with Entamoeba histolytica even though they are not. Entamoeba histolytica and another amoeba, Entamoeba dispar, which is about 10 times more common, look the same when seen through a microscope,” US CDC said.As HealthLine said, “if tests detect the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, amebiasis needs to be treated regardless of whether you’re experiencing symptoms or not.
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