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Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's ... Sclerosis The Hoffmann's ... A positive Hoffmann ... reflexes may be pendular ... #Hoffmanns #Hoffmans
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
can Transmit to Humans ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Spasmus Nutans on Ocular Examination

At first I thought it was Pendular But a closer look reveals
Spasmus Nutans on ... thought it was Pendular ... look Spasmus nutans ... bobvarkey #Spasmus #Nutans
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Transmitted to humans ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Humans are ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Spasmus Nutans on Ocular Examination

At first I thought it was Pendular But a closer look reveals
Spasmus Nutans on ... thought it was Pendular ... look Spasmus nutans ... bobvarkey #Spasmus #Nutans
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
cysticerci. 5) Humans ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Ixodes scapularis commonly known as the deer tick. It is a vector for several diseases of
animals, including humans ... PrimaryCare #Neurology #InfectiousDisease
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Mitis, Oralis, Mutans ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
trophozoites) can enter humans ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases