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Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Hatched larvae enter ... swallowed, re-entering ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... #Parasite #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Microgametocyte entering ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
> 200: Endemic ... Aspergillus spp, Endemic ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... : • CD4 < 200 ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
gut → ookinete enters ... Babesiosis #Babesia #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
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 ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
An Approach to Jaundice Workup Algorithm by CBC and LFT Pattern

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Jaundice #Workup
Approach to Jaundice Workup ... Algorithm by CBC ... DrEricStrong #Jaundice #Workup ... #Algorithm #Patterns
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle: ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle ... 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 ... #cayetanensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Broad range of enteric ... Ova and Parasite ... #Diarrhea #Workup