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Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Trypanosomiasis ... in hindgut #Trypanosomiasis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
African Trypanosomiasis ... #African #Trypanosomiasis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #sleepingsickness
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Re-activated larvae may enter ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... the protozoan parasite ... Vector-borne (most ... only available at CDC ... #Diagnosis #Management
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Hatched larvae enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... Focal findings on neurologic ... - Fever, SIRS criteria ... examination, basic (CBC ... AlteredMentalStatus #Delirium #Management
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
meal (L3 larvae enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
meal (L3 larvae enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
Sporulated oocysts enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
trophozoites) can enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite