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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Microbiology #Micro ... Ixodes #Ixodestick #tick ... #anaplasmosis #babesia ... #babesiosis #morulae
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis ... : Ioxedes Tick ... Treatment: Doxycycline Babesiosis ... : - Agent: Babesia ... #Ehrlichiosis #Babesiosis
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Tick Borne Illnesses ... (Borrelia) • Babesiosis ... (Babesia) • Human ... BostonChiefs #Tick
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Microbiology #Micro ... Ddx #Diagnosis #babesia ... #babesiosis #maltesecross
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesiosis - Babesia ... Life Cycle 1) Tick ... 3) Gamete 4) Tick ... transfusion #Babesiosis ... #Babesia #LifeCycle
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
 #babesia
#Microbiology #Micro ... #babesia #babesiosis
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
Babesiosis on Peripheral ... Transfusion related babesiosis ... . babesia microti ... bordetella holmesii, babesia ... ixodes tick(parallel
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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+ Abscess • Sick ... Yellow fever • Babesiosis ... • Leptospirosis
Cat-Related Zoonoses - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Saliva: Bartonella henselae, Pasteurella multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga, Tularemia, Cowpox
Dipylidium caninum, Leptospirosis ... Mycobacterium bovis • Tick ... Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Dengue fever • Leptospirosis ... several days • Tick-borne ... • Dengue • Babesiosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis