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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... #Parasite #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite

#Malaria #Parasite #LifeCycle #InfectiousDiseases
of the Malaria Parasite ... #Malaria #Parasite ... #LifeCycle #InfectiousDiseases
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle: ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... canimorsus • Virus ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
#Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
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
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... , Epstein—Barr virus ... Parvovirus B19 • Parasitic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes