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Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
ingests gametes) 5) Fertilization ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
#Testing #HIV #CDC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #InfectiousDisease
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... regardless of CD4 ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... for recurrent CDI ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... immune recovery (CD4 ... Virus (HSV): • CD4 ... Lymphoma: • CD4 ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite