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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life Cycle 1) ... organs (commonly liver ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis ... definitive hosts. 1) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #Fascioliasis
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Plasmodium Life Cycle 1) ... sporozoites) Human Liver ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
Schistosomiasis 1) ... portal blood in liver ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite