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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic ... infection ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic ... Infection • Ulceroglandular ... organism into the lungs ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Abscess Management ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... SIow growing, Long ... #microbiology #zoonotic ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #Infections #Concurrent ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #Infections #Concurrent ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... #Infections #HIV ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
orthopoxvirus Viral zoonotic ... disease that is caused ... risk factors for infection ... • Mpox-related encephalitis ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Taenia solium Infection ... Degenerative: Parasite ... calcifications cause ... #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management