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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
direct-acting antivirals (DAAs ... ) for chronic hepatitis ... #DAAs #Antivirals ... #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease
Comparative Features: Hepatitis A,B,C,E and Delta

#Hepatitis #ABCDE #Comparison #Table #Features #InfectiousDiseases
Comparative Features: Hepatitis ... and Delta #Hepatitis ... ABCDE #Comparison #Table ... #Features #InfectiousDiseases
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis ... ) • Onset of jaundice ... before the onset of jaundice ... Possible ischemic hepatitis ... of onset of jaundice
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Onset of jaundice ... before the onset of jaundice ... Possible ischemic hepatitis ... of onset of jaundice
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
on surfaces for days ... Hepatitis A virus ... hours to 2 months Hepatitis ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
leukocytosis • Hepatitis ... Latency: 4-28 days ... Lymphopenia • Hepatitis ... TEN #comparison #table
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Adenovirus - Hepatitis ... period is between 2 days ... muscle aches, jaundice ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... other causes of jaundice ... model after 7 days ... prednisolone for 28 days ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis
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
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
rhusiopathiae, Hepatitis ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #table #list