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Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
Onchocerciasis - ... 8) L3 larvae 9) ... proboscis #Onchocerciasis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... residual lesion or is clear ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #pulmonary #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... , amebic liver abscess ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... filariasis, loasis, onchocerciasis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... INH daily X 6 or 9
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... INH daily X 6 or 9