| H00360 | |
| H number | H00360 |
| Name | Amoebiasis |
| Description | Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease of gastrointestinal tract caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an extracellular parasitic protozoan. People living in Central and South America and Africa are at highest risk of infection. Although the majority of individuals infected with E. histolytica remain asymptomatic, some present with amoebic colitis and disseminated disease. Ingestion of contaminated water and food causes this disease. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease DIS_PATHWAY hsa05146 Amoebiasis |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Entamoeba histolytica [GN:ehi] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Metronidazole [DR:D00409] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Paromomycin sulfate [DR:D00868] Erythromycin [DR:D00140] Erythromycin ethylsuccinate [DR:D01361] Erythromycin stearate [DR:D02184] Tinidazole [DR:D01426] Chloroquine phosphate [DR:D02125] |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1A36 ICD-10: A06 MeSH: D000562 MedlinePlus: 000298 |
| Reference | PMID:31587966 AUTHORS Carrero JC, Reyes-Lopez M, Serrano-Luna J, Shibayama M, Unzueta J, Leon-Sicairos N, de la Garza M TITLE Intestinal amoebiasis: 160 years of its first detection and still remains as a health problem in developing countries. JOURNAL Int J Med Microbiol 310:151358 (2020) DOI:10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.151358 PMID:30631758 AUTHORS Kantor M, Abrantes A, Estevez A, Schiller A, Torrent J, Gascon J, Hernandez R, Ochner C TITLE Entamoeba Histolytica: Updates in Clinical Manifestation, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Development. JOURNAL Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018:4601420 (2018) DOI:10.1155/2018/4601420 |