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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 ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Type of Virus ... Polio virus Type ... #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table ... contagiousness #COVID19
Comparison of Tropical Viruses - Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya
 • Zika Virus 
 • Dengue Virus
• Dengue Virus ... • Chikungunya Virus ... #Chikungunya #virus ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases ... #table
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
case-fatality remains stable ... Ebola virus (Identified ... Coronavirus #comparison #viruses ... deaths #cases #COVID19
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
, Dengue virus, ... Yellow fever virus ... , Bourbon virus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #table #list
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
, Dengue virus, ... Yellow fever virus ... , Bourbon virus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #table #list
Remdesivir (GS-5734) - manufactured by Gilead Sciences
Remdesivir blocks the replication of viruses by inserting into the
replication of viruses ... replication of the virus ... #Remdesivir #Pharmacology ... Pathophysiology #COVID19
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
COVID-19 patient ... of a suspected COVID ... aersolisation of virus ... extubate on theatre table ... dr_imranahmad #COVID19
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... caused by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases