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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... #Fever #Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... ; Dengue virus, ... virus, Lassa virus ... , Lassa fever, acute ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic
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 ... #Antiviral #Management
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
include Lassa fever ... : - Rat-Bite Fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Histoplasmosis Other: parasitic ... Mediterranean fever ... granulomatosis Rheumatic fever ... #Causes #Pericarditis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... virus, yellow fever ... , Lassa fever virus ... more commonly cause
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
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... intracellular parasite ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management