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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
to free living adults ... Parasitic Cycle ... where they become adults ... adult female in ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
into free-living adult ... Parasitic Cycle: ... . 8) Parasitic ... adult female in ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... (immunity) - Vaccination ... HepatitisB #HBV #Serology ... Interpretation #diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
- Differential Diagnosis ... bacterial, fungal, parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #radiology
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Life Cycle 1) Adult ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
cancer • HTLV-1 - Adult ... Colorectal cancer Parasites ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology ... immunity (due to vaccination ... HepatitisB #HBV #Serology ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
maturation into adults ... 10) Paired adult ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
blood meal 2) Adults ... lymphatics 3) Adults ... filariasis #lifecycle #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite