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Cryptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidium Life Cycle
1) Thick-walled oocyst (sporulated) exits host
2) Contamination of water and food with
Cryptosporidiosis ... #Cryptosporidiosis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
African Trypanosomiasis ... #African #Trypanosomiasis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Maturation proceeds ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite ... #american
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
South Asia, East Africa ... East and Latin America ... antigen-specific CD4 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
blood in liver and maturation ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections - Including African ... by Rickettsia africae ... Diseases: • East African ... Investigations: • CBC ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
intestinal wall, and maturation ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite