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Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
Loiasis - Loa loa ... proboscis #Loiasis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... Count: Any CD4 ... Blastomycosis CD4 ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
undetectable in latent ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Middle East and Latin ... antigen-specific CD4 ... 2-6 months • Fever ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... frequently reported in Latin ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
jejuni • NTM Parasites ... • Toxocara • Myiasis ... dyspnea, possible fever ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent ... occur when the CD4 ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... virus, Yellow fever ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... virus, Yellow fever ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
Uganda:Almost never ... are like this patient ... to call up the CDC ... POCUS #Urology #InfectiousDiseases