61 results
MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
 •
MonkeyPox Virus ... Transmission • Differential ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #CriticalCare # ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
Lone Star Tick Diseases

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Heartland Virus

Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer

#LoneStar
STARI) Heartland Virus ... LoneStar #Tick #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
Childhood Exanthems - Differential ... measles) - Rubella Virus ... Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... - Human Herpes Virus ... Childhood #Exanthems #Differential
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... canimorsus • Virus ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Insufficiency #AI #differential
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
SARS associated virus ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
virus, rubella ... virus, hepatitis ... virus, Junin virus ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Adenovirus Coxsackie virus ... Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
herpes simplex virus ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... Varicella–Zoster virus ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... ComputedTomography #Differential