Discussion on amoebiasis

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Abstract
Examination has indicated that about 10% of the general population are harboring amebae, although not showing any recognizable symptoms of amebiasis. Possibly in such asymptomatic cases the amebae act as commensals rather than as parasites. There are no specific drugs for amebiasis although various emetine compounds come the closest to meeting that goal. Many cases eventually recover completely regardless of the method of treatment, or even in the absence of treatment. Epidemics are rare[long dash]most of such supposed outbreaks have later been shown to have been bacillary, not amebic, in origin. Methods of diagnosis of amebiasis are as yet not standardized to the point of being valuable in the hands of the general practitioner, partially because of the extreme variability of the disease. Added bacterial infections, especially necessary in culture work, make conditions not as yet fully understood. What relationship do such associations bear to the activity of the amebae?.
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