Bugs and Drugs: Amebiasis
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šļø 5 February 2024
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Summary
In the latest episode of Bugs and Drugs, let's dive into the microscopic world of Entamoeba histolytica. What is Entamoeba histolytica you ask? It is a parasitic infection that primarily affects the large intestine but can also travel to other organs like the liver. It can come from contaminated water and/or foods cooked with contaminated water.
The signs and symptoms to look for range from mild diarrhea to severe dysentery with abdominal pain and bloody stool. In order to diagnose, you'll have to order a stool microscopy, antigen detection tests and PCR. The best way to treat Amoebiasis will depend on the severity of the infection, including antibiotics and antiparasitic medications. The best way is to prevent the infection in the first place with proper hygiene and safe water consumption.
Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he dives into this common yet complex gut dweller, known as Entamoeba histolytica.
February 5, 2024
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| 0:00.0 | It's now February and the first month of 2024 has already passed and we've seen a great deal of things happen including the freeze in the Midwest and of course the Super Bowls coming up and with that comes about the potential for a lot of bugs and drugs. |
| 0:14.5 | Now what we're going to be talking about today isn't anything that you can catch from |
| 0:17.9 | the actual Super Bowl itself nor does it have anything to do with Taylor Swift |
| 0:21.8 | and the 400 million million she generates for the |
| 0:24.0 | NFL? She's quite amazing in that way. But what we're going to be discussing has something to do with |
| 0:28.6 | pizzas and anchovies. No, we're not going to be discussing the kind of organisms you can get from pizza. |
| 0:33.6 | I would never ruin that for you. |
| 0:35.0 | It's my favorite food and New York City Pizza is the best and if you're from anywhere else, I'm sorry. |
| 0:39.7 | But what we're going to be discussing is intestinal amoebiasis. |
| 0:43.0 | And if you think about anchovies, when you think about that, |
| 0:45.4 | it just means you've been through health care. |
| 0:47.2 | We're going to be discussing the Bugs and Drug Series |
| 0:49.5 | with Entomiba histellitica. |
| 0:51.2 | Now, there are another few different types of Entomiba bangledeshi. |
| 0:56.3 | It's kind of amazing where the scientists get these names from. |
| 0:58.9 | One could even say it's perplexing. And with that, stay tuned. I'm Dr. Nachette Son Paul, your |
| 1:03.6 | friendly-enabled internist and gastrantralogist, kicking off this |
| 1:06.2 | podcast on bugs and drugs and to meba hystolitica. Now we're going to be discussing the intestinal manifestations of Entomiba as well as the liver |
| 1:25.6 | abscess version of it which is considered the extra intestinal manifestation that's most common. |
| 1:30.4 | Most of you remember this because of pizza, that amebic liver absacies contain all this protonaceous |
| 1:35.8 | brown fluid that looks like anchovy paste. Leave it to the pathologist of the world to ruin things |
| 1:41.2 | with nutmeg livers and strawberry cervixes. |
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