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Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesiosis - Babesia ... #Babesia #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 ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Maturation proceeds ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
blood in liver and maturation ... #Schistosoma #LifeCycle ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
Fasciola #hepatica #LiverFluke ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #Fascioliasis #parasite
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
intestinal wall, and maturation ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver fluke) Life Cycle

The trematode Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver
Maturation takes ... Clonorchis #sinensis #liverfluke ... #LifeCycle #Parasite ... #CDC #Diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections - Including African ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... Diseases: • East African ... trypanosomiasis • Babesiosis ... Investigations: • CBC