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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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• History • Epidemiology ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Rodents #Mice
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
: Hantavirus - Rodents ... saliva of infected rodents ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Tuberculosis #treatment #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #regimens #comparison
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Epidemiology: Most ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology ... Erythematosus (SLE): • Epidemiology ... Usual therapeutic management ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... toxic megacolon Epidemiology ... improvement with Tx Management ... Infection #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Infections Epidemiology ... Infections #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
neuroimaging findings +epidemiologic ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
wood and leaves Epidemiology ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases