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*500 million people are infected with ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]'' every year.  
*500 million people are infected with ''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]'' every year.  
*50 million individuals develop liver abscess and colitis and results in death in 40,000-100,000 individuals anually.
*50 million individuals develop liver abscess and colitis and results in death in 40,000-100,000 individuals anually.


'''Age'''
'''Age'''
 
*Amoebic liver abscess most commonly occurs in 20 to 45 years age.


'''Gender'''
'''Gender'''
*Amoebic liver abscess is more common among men compared to women.<ref name="pmid10811339">{{cite journal |vauthors=Acuna-Soto R, Maguire JH, Wirth DF |title=Gender distribution in asymptomatic and invasive amebiasis |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=95 |issue=5 |pages=1277–83 |year=2000 |pmid=10811339 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01525.x |url=}}</ref>
*Amoebic liver abscess is more common among men compared to women.<ref name="pmid10811339">{{cite journal |vauthors=Acuna-Soto R, Maguire JH, Wirth DF |title=Gender distribution in asymptomatic and invasive amebiasis |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=95 |issue=5 |pages=1277–83 |year=2000 |pmid=10811339 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01525.x |url=}}</ref>
'''Race'''


'''Developed and Developing Countries'''
'''Developed and Developing Countries'''

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]

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Prevalence

  • Amoebiasis is the second leading cause of death worldwide from parasitic disease.Leber, Amy L., and Susan Novak-Weekley. "Intestinal and urogenital amebae, flagellates, and ciliates." Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 10th Edition. American Society of Microbiology, 2011. 2149-2171.[1][2][2]
  • 500 million people are infected with Entamoeba histolytica every year.
  • 50 million individuals develop liver abscess and colitis and results in death in 40,000-100,000 individuals anually.

Age

  • Amoebic liver abscess most commonly occurs in 20 to 45 years age.

Gender

  • Amoebic liver abscess is more common among men compared to women.[3]

Developed and Developing Countries

  • Entamoeba histolytica infection is more common in tropical and sub tropical areas.Leber, Amy L., and Susan Novak-Weekley. "Intestinal and urogenital amebae, flagellates, and ciliates." Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 10th Edition. American Society of Microbiology, 2011. 2149-2171.
  • Infection rates are higher in temperate regions with poor sanitation.
  • In the United States most cases of amoebiasis occur in immigrants from endemic areas and HIV infected patients.[4]
  • Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extra intestinal manifestation of Entamoeba histolytica infection. It is endemic in the following countries[5]
  • Mexico
  • The Indian subcontinent
  • Indonesia
  • Sub saharan and tropical regions of Africa
  • Parts of central and south America

References

  1. Baxt LA, Singh U (2008). "New insights into Entamoeba histolytica pathogenesis". Curr Opin Infect Dis. 21 (5): 489–94. doi:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32830ce75f. PMC 2688559. PMID 18725798.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Haque R, Huston CD, Hughes M, Houpt E, Petri WA (2003). "Amebiasis". N Engl J Med. 348 (16): 1565–73. doi:10.1056/NEJMra022710. PMID 12700377.
  3. Acuna-Soto R, Maguire JH, Wirth DF (2000). "Gender distribution in asymptomatic and invasive amebiasis". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 95 (5): 1277–83. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01525.x. PMID 10811339.
  4. Stanley SL (2003). "Amoebiasis". Lancet. 361 (9362): 1025–34. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12830-9. PMID 12660071.
  5. Kurland JE, Brann OS (2004). "Pyogenic and amebic liver abscesses". Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 6 (4): 273–9. PMID 15245694.