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Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Visceral Leishmaniasis ... East and Latin America ... #Visceral #Leishmaniasis ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... incubation period and geography ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Morphology • Geography ... Endemic in North America ... inoculation • Clinical
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... Chagas #Disease #American ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum): Ohio Valley Disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Morphology • Geography ... endemic in the Americas ... Central and South America ... aerogenic • Clinical
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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reported in Latin America ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Morphology • Geography ... regions in South America ... : Filipino and African ... Americans at higher ... disseminated disease • Clinical
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... will vary with geographic ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Clinical manifestations ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... cdc #parasite #american
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... Chagas #Disease #American ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases