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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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MonkeyPox Virus ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... via @id_peds #Monkeypox ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology #treatment
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... , Coccidiodes, Fusarium ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... positive with Histo, Fusarium ... appearance includes: Fusarium ... this morphology Treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... (HCV) infection ... Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Monkeypox virus ... disease that is caused ... by monkeypox virus ... risk factors for infection ... Respiratory distress Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+++: Virus (EBV, ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... manifestations of Fusarium ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... neuropathy Treatment ... Specific anti-infectious ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
Fusarium Treatment ... can vary with Fusarium ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... require enucleation Infectious ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases