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Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Listeria, West Nile Virus ... , Powassan Virus ... , Powassan Virus ... , Nipah Virus, Acute ... Location #Tropism #neurology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... causing COVID-19 ... ivermectin… #COVID19 ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
unknown but its clinically ... Herpes simplex virus ... - Epstein-Barr virus ... Varicella-Zoster virus ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
Microbial Resistance to Disinfectants

Most Resistant -> Least Resistant
- Bacterial Spore
- Mycobacteria
- Small, non-enveloped viruses
- Fungi
- Gram
HIV, Hepatitis B virus ... , Hepatitis C virus ... Disinfectants #COVID19
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... SARS associated virus ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... contagiousness #COVID19
COVID-19 Lung POCUS

Pt with COVID admitted with nearly normal EF, troponin increase with repeat normal ECG
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... Pt with COVID ... Really wicked virus ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 ... #POCUS #Clinical
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Clinical Manifestations ... Herpes simplex virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Epstein—Barr virus ... Human herpes virus
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 ... • Common clinical
Herpes Simplex Virus 
Lymphadenitis 
 • Expanded paracortex 
 • HSV-infected cells are 
present in areas
Herpes Simplex Virus ... Herpes #Simplex #Virus ... Pathology #Microscopy #Clinical
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Respiratory syncytial virus ... Parainfluenza virus ... • Influenza virus ... Clinical