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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Sexual contacts - HIV ... Hypodermic needles - HIV ... , HIV infection, ... HIV infection ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Coronavirus • HIV ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Zoonotic (e.g ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... pseudomallei, hanta virus ... polyangiitis, microscopic
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus ... : HIV (Predisposing ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... Yellow fever virus ... 45a2c2602567298a82d61da6047b1362 #Zoonotic ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... Yellow fever virus ... 45a2c2602567298a82d61da6047b1362 #Zoonotic ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Fever After International ... • Zika virus ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases