HEALTH EDUCATION PLAN

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At the end of 15 mins of Amebiasis is an Lecture 3 mins PowerPoint The patient

health education, the patient intestinal (bowel) will be able to
will be able to: illness caused by define what is
a microscopic amoebiasis
1.define what is amoebiasis (tiny) parasite
called
Entamoeba
histolytica, which
is spread through
human feces
(poop)

2. Causes of Amoebiasis Amebiasis is Lecture 3 mins PowerPoint The patient

caused by the can know the
following ways: common
causes of
1.Living in areas Amoebiasis
with poor
sanitary
conditions.

2.Ingesting water
or food,
contaminated
by faeces of
infected people.

3.By swallowing
cysts of the
parasite. It can
also occur by
oral-anal sexual
contact with an
infected person.

3.Signs and symptoms of 1.nausea (a Lecture 3 mins PowerPoint The will be

Amoebiasis feeling of able to
sickness in the determine the
stomach) signs and
2.diarrhea (loose symptoms of
stool/poop) Amoebiasis
3.weight loss
stomach
 tenderness
4.occasional
fever.

4.Intervention/Treatment for Symptomatic Lecture 3 mins PowerPoint The patient

amoebiasis amoebiasis can will be able to
be treated with determine
administration of what are the
metronidazole, treatmen for
followed by amoebiasis
eliminating any
organisms
present in the
colon by a
luminal
amoebicide.

Asymptomatic
carriers are
treated by giving
a luminal
amebicide. This
reduces the risk
of transmission.

5.Prevention for amoebiasis Careful Lecture 3 mins PowerPoint The patient

handwashing will be able to
with soap and cite the ways
water after using of prevention
the toilet or for amoebiasis
handling soiled
diapers and
proper disposal
of sewage is the
most important
way to prevent
amebiasis.
People with
amebiasis should
avoid sexual
contact until the
infection is
treated and has
cleared.