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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
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 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... frequently reported in Latin ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lungs: • 90% of patient ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Anisakiasis - Life Cycle
Anisakis, Pseudoterranova, Contracecum
1) Definitive hosts excrete unembryonated eggs in
2a) Eggs become embryonated in
crustaceans are eaten ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite