Amebic Dysentery : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
Oral antiparasitic medication is the standard treatment for amebiasis. The choice of drug depends on the severity of the infection. When the patient is vomiting, intravenous therapy may be necessary until medications can be tolerated by mouth. Ant...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 15, 2006
Amebiasis is an infectious disease caused by a parasitic one-celled microorganism (protozoan) called Entamoeba histolytica . Persons with amebiasis may experience a wide range of symptoms, including diarrhea , fever , and cramps. The disease may a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein. Purpose Intravenous rehydration is used to restore the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body due to illness, surgery, or accident.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever , vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous (IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient ' s bloodstream. Purpose Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with dehydration, or excessive loss of body water.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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