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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
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
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
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Nomenclature (NOT "Wuhan Virus ... ") • Infection ... COVID-19 • Virus ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis
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
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 ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
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
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
travel • Dengue virus ... • Chikungunya virus ... • Zika virus ... such as Ebola virus ... e.g., for Zika virus
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus ... patients with CD4 ... health-care provider diagnosis ... because of vaccine virus ... , treatment with