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Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite ... #american
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - American ... Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... Chagas disease (American ... the protozoan parasite ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Parvovirus B19 • Parasitic ... agents: Trypanosoma cruzi ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... tuberculosis, American ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... #diagnosis #tropical
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
deoxy hemoglobin differentially ... represents the pulsatile ... #critcalcare #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
African Trypanosomiasis ... #African #Trypanosomiasis ... Trypanosoma #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
- Trypanosoma cruzi ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Trypanosoma cruzi ... tick (Amblyomma americanum ... Zoonotic #zoonoses #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Trypanosoma cruzi ... tick (Amblyomma americanum ... Zoonotic #zoonoses #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases