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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
 •
MonkeyPox Virus ... diagnosis #management #virus ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology #
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Parasitic Cycle ... become adults. 8) Parasitic ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
, M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Comparison of Tropical Viruses - Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya
 • Zika Virus 
 • Dengue Virus
• Dengue Virus ... • Chikungunya Virus ... #Chikungunya #virus ... Comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite