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The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
. tuberculosis can ... response but without retaining ... immune memory, can ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... Bartonella henselae (cat ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... Bartonella henselae (cat ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... Middle East and Latin ... Weight Loss • Can ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
characterized by recurring ... • Blood clots can ... - Presence of at ... target 2-3 • If patient ... APS #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... period) • Buffy coat ... bite in asplenic patient ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Nodular Skin Lesions in the Returning Traveler
Furuncular Myiasis:
 • Pathogens: Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia spp, Cuterebra spp
Lesions in the Returning ... Traveler Furuncular Myiasis ... spp • Region: Latin ... ulcerative but can ... Skin #Lesions #Returning
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... infection that can ... HIV and AIDS • Late-term ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... Itraconazole is the agent ... disseminated) can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management