Amoebiasis and its causes /fungal infection

AMOEBIASIS:

- it is caused by an intestinal endoparasite, 

Entamoeba histolytica, which is found in the large

Intestine of humans.

(a) carrier of pathogen is housefly. It transmits the

 parasite from faeces of infected person to the 

food, therefore contaminating them.

(b) infection takes place mainly through the 

contaminated food and water. 

(c) SYMPTOMS :

- abdominal pain, constipation, cramps, 

faeces with excess mucous and blood clots. 

FUNGAL DISEASE :

RINGWORM:

- it is caused by many fungi of genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, Epidermophyton. 

-infections occur through contact with an infected 

person or from soil and through the use of towels, 

clothes, combs, etc. Of an infected person. 

- Heat and moisture help these fungi to grow in 

regions like skin folds as groin or between the toes. 

- SYMPTOMS :

- appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts 

of the body like skin, nails, and scalp 

accompanied by intense itching.