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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... #Fever #Acute
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
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... - Zoonotic (e.g ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... Humans Other infections ... include Lassa fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic ... infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infectious Myocarditis ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... virus, yellow fever ... , Lassa fever virus ... lymphocytic, infection-negative
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Pericarditis: Infectious ... Histoplasmosis Other: parasitic ... Mediterranean fever ... granulomatosis Rheumatic fever
List of Zoonotic Diseases

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