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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... , HIV infection, ... , african trypanosomiasis ... tuberculosis, American ... #differential #diagnosis
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... not sure what #infection ... differentials #diagnosis ... #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Most comrnon CNS infection ... patients with AIDS ... Headache • Fever ... Toxoplasmosis #Diagnosis
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
History of HIV Infection ... progression to AIDS ... Asymptomatic, +/- fevers ... #Progression #diagnosis ... #AIDS #history
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... useful for chronic infection ... Chagas #Disease #American ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Urinary tract infection ... serious bacterial infection ... department with fever ... developed by the American ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... reported in Latin America ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis ... East and Latin America ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... chills, anorexia, ARDS ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... findings, biopsy ​• Isolation ... #diagnosis #management