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By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology ... #riskfactors #rodents
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology ... #riskfactors #rodents
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
: Hantavirus - Rodents ... saliva of infected rodents ... common route of infection ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... Humans Other infections ... Rat Feces: - Hantavirus ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rodents
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
flaccid weakness Epidemiology ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
flaccid weakness Epidemiology ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
dysfunction Epidemiology ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... #management #neurology