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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Prodrome: fever ... , chills, myalgias ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... and/or chills ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... , malaise, chills ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #differential #causes
Acute Babesiosis Management
Mild/Moderate Disease Severity
 • Symptoms: Fevers, fatigue, malaise. Headache, nausea. Chills, dyspnea, neck stiffness
• Symptoms: Fevers ... Headache, nausea ... Chills, dyspnea, ... Burden: <4% • Treatment ... #Babesia #microti
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills ... hematuria, H/A. diagnosis ... Splenectomized pt with fever ... invasion & lysis: fever ... ARDS and DIC, case
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... granulomatous nephritis, fevers ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... Fever 4. ... opacities; traction bronchiectasis ... Exclude other causes ... macrophages Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Generalized: Chills ... night sweats, fever ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Prodrome: Fever ... (>90%), chills. ... - Case-fatality ... laboratories • Treatment ... specific proven treatment