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The Tiiin Commandments
written by Demsey Ube

Dapat lagi alam ni Tin kung nasaan ka lalo na kung magkasama kayo kanikanina lang.
Dapat magsasabe agad kay Tin kung magmmigrate sa ibang bansa bago maging shota.
Dapat supportive sa studies ni Tin.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Public Health Crisis

Currently listening to: Donna Summer - I Will Survive (Oh yea baby, yea!)

About a month ago, my brother had contracted Amebiasis. I suspected that he got it from one of those carinderias near UST that he likes to eat at. Until now, his poo really stinks but he's not complaining about stomach ache or anything at all. And then a few days ago, my uncle was asking for Hydrite tablets because he was having diarrhea. I asked him if his poo stinks more than his usual and he said that it does. I suggested that he should have a fecalysis done asap and then later on, he was found to be positive for E. histolytica. Then yesterday my mom was telling me that water in Manila was already contaminated which explains the incidence of diarrhea and amebiasis.

So what is it?

Entameba histolytica is one of the many intestinal and luminal protozoa that are parasitic to man. They cause diseases such as amebiasis, amebic dysentery and amebic hepatitis. Their trophozites reside mostly in the cecal and sigmoidorectal regions of the colon where they reproduce by binary fission or via cyst formation. And it is the mature cyst that is infectious and essential for transmission.

The cysts reach humans through water and vegetables that are contaminated with infected with feces, food contaminated by flies or the hands of infected food handlers, or by direct transmission by cyst carriers. Hence, the incidence of infection is directly correlated with sanitary conditions and is mostly prevalent in mental hospitals, children's homes and prisons. The lower economic classes have a higher incidence rate that is most probably due to malnutrition and overcrowding, in addition to poor sanitary conditions.

The pathogenic activities of E. histolytica depend upon the resistance of the host, the virulence and invasiveness of the strain and the conditions in the intestinal tract. They produce lesions in the superficial mucosa going deeper into the layers of the intestine until it causes destruction of tissues. Complications that arise from intestinal amebiasis include appendicities, intestinal perforation, hemorrhage, stricture, granulomas and pseudopolyposes.

Laboratory diagnosis is made by microscopic identification of the parasite in the feces or tissues. Intestinal amebiasis is more common among the diseases caused by E. histolytica and the drug of choice for it is metronizaole or Flagyl 750mg t.i.d. orally for 5 to 10 days. It does, however, have side effects such as headache, nausea, diarrhea and an altered sense of smell. Moreover, it may be carcinogenic so it should be used only when prescribed.

Important tips:

Observe proper personal hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water after using the toilet and before touching food.
Avoid foods sold by street vendors.
Do not drink water from drinking fountains. Buy bottled water or boil water before drinking it.
Eat at places that use disposable plates and utensils.
Prevent dehydration by taking Hydrite, drinking Gatorade and other replenishing drinks.