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Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis ... , Powassan Virus ... , Nipah Virus, Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Location #Tropism #neurology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Coronavirus • HIV ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus ... : HIV (Predisposing ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, Epstein-Barr virus ... fevers; Dengue virus ... Crimean Congo virus ... , Ebola virus, Marburg ... virus, Lassa virus
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Coronavirus, Influenza virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... , Epstein Barr Virus ... Cytomegalovirus, HIV
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
> 7 days HIV > ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... Serology and Interpretation ... - Anti-HBe - Acute ... of cases) - Acute ... #diagnosis #laboratory
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... days or weeks • Virus ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpes simplex virus ... Varicella-zoster virus ... - West Nile virus ... Snowshoe Hare virus ... Symptoms: • Acute
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... encephalopathy Acute ... Inflammatory (Acute ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... complications of HIV