James (Orlando, Fl) on 03/20/2009
After a trip into Mexico I developed a severe outbreak of measle like red spots on my body. A fecal examination revealed I was infested with 3 different amoebas: Coli, Hystolytica, and Blastocystis Hominis.
See descriptions here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entamoeba_histolytica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastocystis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entamoeba_coli
Three separate treatments with Flagyl cured the infestation. I do not know if it was one or a combination of the parasites which caused the outbreak but the red spots disappeared after treatment and have never returned.
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If left untreated you can develop cirhosis of the liver and the amoeba can be active in the blood and penetrate the brain and lungs. Go to your Doctor and follow treatment with probiotics.
Replied By Art (California ) on 06/05/2017
Art
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2015 Dec;45(3):593-602.
ANTIPARASITIC ACTIVITY OF SILVER AND COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AGAINST ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM CYSTS.
Saad HA, Soliman MI, Azzam AM, Mostafa B.
Abstract
Nanoparticles (NPs) have received more attention as antiparasitic agents. In the present study, silver and copper nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The antiparasitic activity of Ag and CuO nanoparticles were tested against two of the most environmentally spread parasites in Egypt (Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium parvum). The average sizes of synthesized Ag NPs and CuO NPs were 9 & 29 nm respectively and a significant reduction for cysts viability (p > 0.05) was observed for CuO NPs against E. histolytica cysts and Ag NPs against C. parvum oocysts. Moreover, LC50-3h of CuO NPs for E. histolytica and C. parvum were 0.13 and 0.72 mg/l, while Ag NPs recorded 0.34 and 0.54 mg/l respectively. Accordingly, these NPs could be suggested as a new nanoform agent for safe and effective treatment of E. histolytica and C. parvum parasites.
PMID:
26939237