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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... , K39) Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... relevance of +PCR ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
calcifications cause ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Case-fatality ... • Diagnosis: PCR ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology