15 results
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
microfilariae that migrate ... mosquito's midgut, and migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... bancrofti #filariasis #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
in the gut and migrate ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... filariform larvae migrate ... (or skin) and migrate ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
fly's midgut, and migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... Loiasis #Loaloa #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... filariform larvae migrate ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
blackfly's midgut and migrate ... L3 larvae 9) Migrate ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS ... HIV/AID(CD4< ... Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... #bubbles #POCUS
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
circulation and migrate ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... resuscitated due to DNR CC ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS
Enterobiasis - Enterobius vermicularis Life Cycle
1) Eggs on perianal folds
→ Larvae inside the eggs mature within
Gravid female migrates ... #vermicularis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc