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Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis ... in the stool 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Cyclospora cayetanensis ... intracellular parasite ... Children (age 2- ... Incubation period is 2- ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
passed in feces. 2) ... Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... against SARS-CoV-2, ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... cardiology #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
intestine eggs 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Human Stages: 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... disomy: inheriting 2 ... Obesity -> Type 2 ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
excreted in stool. 2) ... Parasitic Cycle: ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Liver Stages 2) ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite