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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
; Dengue virus, ... Crimean Congo virus ... virus, Lassa virus ... infection, african trypanosomiasis ... 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
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Disease (American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #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
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Disease - American Trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... the protozoan parasite ... mild (malaise, fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
• Zika virus ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... • East African trypanosomiasis ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Disease (American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... Infections+++: Virus ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Prodrome: Fever ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases