its a presentation about amoeba

1. Amoeba
Zainab Jamil
Subject : Microbiology

2. introduction
• An amoeba is a type of cell or organism
which has the ability to alter it shape ,
primary by extending and retracting
pseudopods.
• Presence :
1 fresh and salt water
2 moist soil
3 moist body part of animals

3. Scientific name : Rhizopoda
Domain : Eukaryotic
Biological classification : subphylum linterklass

4. Facts about amoeba
The process of breathing in amoeba
take place through cell membrane
The diet of amoeba include bacteria
, metazoan, protozoa, plant cell etc
Digestion of food in amoeba take
place in vacuoles.

6. Amebiasis
(Entamoeba
Histolytica Infection)
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7. •Amebiasis is a disease
caused by infection with a
parasitic amoeba that, when
symptomatic, can cause
extraintestinal problems etc

9. risk factors
• consuming contaminated food or
water, association with food
handlers whose hands are
contaminated and contact with
contaminated medical devices such
as colonic irrigation device.
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10. symptoms
and signs
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Loose stools
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11. Diagnosed
Your medical and travel history and
testing stool samples for the presence of E.
histolytica cysts ; other tests may also be
included such as liver infection tests.

12. PREVENTION
• It is possible to prevent amebiasis by
avoiding contaminated food and/or
water, good sanitation techniques,
and avoidance of contaminated
food handlers and other carriers of
the parasite. There is
a vaccine available for animals, and
for human we use antibiotics
(metronidazole, dehydroemetine or
chloroquine).
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13. Benefits of
amoeba
• Amoeba are also play important for
recycling nutrients in the soil.
• Amoeba include the ability to easily
knockout or to manipulate a gene.
• Amoeba are essential components of
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem and
play a vital role in the dynamics of
microbial communities.

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