Question

Acanthamoebae parasite

Questions to answer:

1. Disease / Medical Condition:
2. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
3. Signs and symptoms of disease:
4. Describe the course of this disease (incubation period, different body systems impacted, how disease progresses in body):
5. Type of parasite (bacteria, protozoan, helminth, insect, fungus, virus):
6. Scientific name of parasite (genus and species):
7. How can this infection be prevented?
8. Post an image of the life cycle of this parasite (and give the url). Briefly describe the life cycle.
9. Post the source of your data (a link is fine if it is a website).

Answer 1

it is microscopy free-living ameba or amoeba. it causes severe infection of the eye, skin and central nervous system. it can be successfully treated. it has a more serious infection and people affected typically have a weakened immune system.

acanthamoeba keratitis usually infects more who wear contact lenses.

the infection is usually diagnosed by an eye specified based on symptoms growth of thee amoeba from a scraping of the eye it seeing with the help of confocal microscopy.

acanthamoeba keratitis varies from person to person affected person may have, eye pain, eye redness, blurred vision, sensitivity to light excessive tearing.

symptoms-

metal status change loss of coordination, fever

muscular weakness.

double vision.

the sensitivity of light.

incubation period week to a month, the infection spread from person to person.

scientific name- Acanthamoeba castellanii