Hi, I have a 17 month old baby girl and has amoebaisis, i was the one who took her stool to the laboratory and found out that she has amoeba. her pedia gave her metronidazole and nifuroxazide to be taken for 5days. id like to know what else i can do to help her.
Welcome to the ChatDoctorSince your daughter is already getting treated well for amoebas, I would recommend you the measures to prevent any further such episodes. Screen other members of your family for carriers of amoebas because any carriers in family can be constant source of reinfections. Amebiasis is prevented by eradicating fecal contamination of food and water through improved sanitation, hygiene, and water treatment. Amoebic cysts are not killed by soap or low concentrations of chlorine or iodine; therefore, water (if you live in endemic area) should be boiled for more than 1 minute and vegetables should be washed with a detergent soap and soaked in acetic acid or vinegar for 10-15 minutes before consumption. In humans, natural E histologic infection does not seem to result in long-term immunity