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Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite

#Malaria #Parasite #LifeCycle #InfectiousDiseases
Life Cycle of the Malaria ... Parasite #Malaria ... #Parasite #LifeCycle ... #InfectiousDiseases
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Malaria - Plasmodium ... Ruptured oocyst #Malaria ... #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... or symptoms - Malaria ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Non-infectious hepatitis ... CMV • Viral hepatitis ... Protozoa (eg. malaria ... ) • other parasites
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
→ Risk of malaria ... - Mosquito → Malaria ... → Hepatitis B, Hepatitis ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
Angiostrongyliasis ... #Angiostrongyliasis ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Results in severe keratitis ... #Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Adenovirus - Hepatitis ... muscle aches, jaundice ... Waterborne #Infections #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... Most cases of malaria ... • Falciparum malaria ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases