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Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... derivatives, Toxins • Virus ... #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Enterovirus • Coronavirus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
The novel coronavirus ... days to 3 months Coronavirus ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
The Relative Size of Particles
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the U.S. West Coast wildfires, some of
smoke 0.4-0.7 µm Coronavirus ... bacteriophage 225 nm Zika virus ... Size #Particles #virus ... #bacteria #pollen ... #comparison #droplets
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Comparison of Tropical Viruses - Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya
 • Zika Virus 
 • Dengue Virus
Comparison of Tropical ... • Dengue Virus ... #Viruses #Comparison ... #diagnosis #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... patient becomes bacteremic ... in the liver, lungs ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Herpes simplex virus ... Common cold • Coronavirus ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis ... differential #causes #bacteria
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
commonly liver and lung ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... disease, bacteremia ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis