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Malaria in Returning Travelers

Signs and Symptoms for Malaria with Likelihood Ratios 

Does this patient have malaria?
Malaria in Returning ... and Symptoms for Malaria ... this patient have malaria ... pubmed/21057136 #Diagnosis ... #Malaria #LRs #
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Arthropod bites: malaria ... : < 7 days: malaria ... 7-21 days: malaria ... > 21 days: malaria ... Traveler #History #diagnosis
Mosquito Borne Diseases
 - Dengue
 - Yellow Fever
 - Zika
 - Chikungunya
 - Malaria

- VA Joint
Chikungunya - Malaria ... comparison #table #diagnosis
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... maltesecross #compare #malaria
#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
trypanosoma #babesia #malaria ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
A schematic life cycle of Plasmodium vivax

#Plasmodium #vivax #LifeCycle #Malaria #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
vivax #LifeCycle #Malaria ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... bacteremia • Malaria ... endocarditis, malaria ... • Pyemia Malarial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
parasites • Malaria ... #differential #diagnosis
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Malaria - Plasmodium ... Ruptured oocyst #Malaria ... Plasmodium #lifecycle #diagnosis
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Bradycardia Diagnostic ... dengue, typhoid, malaria ... dextrose, dialysis #Diagnosis