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Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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organism into the lungs ... More common in adults ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
migrate through the lungs ... Adult worms develop ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis