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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection ... Antivirals #table #treatment ... #hcv #medications ... #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... like chloroquine/HCQ ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV ... dementia Pathophysiology ... : HIV frequently ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Infections in HIV ... Histoplasmosis • VZV • HIV ... encephalopathy #HIV
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Treating Orolabial Lesions (Duration: 5–10 days)
(HSV) Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Treating ... Mucocutaneous HSV ... HerpesSimplex #HSV ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
, Epstein-Barr virus ... (HIV), and Zika ... virus • Other ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... zoster, West Nile virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... , HIV, Hep A/B/CMV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... , treatment with ... of susceptible HIV-infected ... of VZV to their HIV-infected ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology