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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... causing COVID-19 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Treatment ... #Virus #Antiviral
MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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MonkeyPox Virus ... • Treatment ... #management #virus ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology #treatment
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Polio virus Type ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table ... infectioncontrol #contagiousness ... #COVID19 #ncov2019
Comparison of Tropical Viruses - Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya
 • Zika Virus 
 • Dengue Virus
• Dengue Virus ... • Chikungunya Virus ... #Chikungunya #virus ... #diagnosis #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... Nomenclature (NOT "Wuhan Virus ... COVID-19 • Virus ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... caused by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... mucocutaneous • JC Virus ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... • Epstein Barr Virus ... Molluscum contagiosum virus
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... days or weeks • Virus ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Summary of Timeline of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity
Day 0 - Peak Viral Load and Infectivity 
Day 5
of Timeline of COVID ... Point Day 10 - Virus ... Probability of Culturing Virus ... #Infectivity #contagiousness ... #diagnosis #infection
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Infections+++: Virus ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment