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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
Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... residual lesion or is clear ... several months of treatment ... Coccidioides • Parasite
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 ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... INH daily X 6 or 9 ... Initiating Treatment
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 ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... INH daily X 6 or 9 ... Initiating Treatment