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Localized skin infections and associations: Cellulitis, Bite wounds, Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars 

#SSTIs
#associations
#SkinInfections
#cellulitis
#ulcer
#eschar
#bites
#nodules
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
associations: Cellulitis, Bite ... ulcer #eschar #bites ... #diagnosis #infectiousdisease
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Saliva: - Rat-Bite ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
through animal bites ... Prophylaxis (Dog bite ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
tick/mosquito bites ... History #Mnemonic #InfectiousDiseases
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
trypomastigotes enter bite ... various cells at bite ... new infection sites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
exposure and/or bite ... exposure and/or bite ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
L3 larvae enter bite ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
L3 larvae enter bite ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
scrub), Spider bite ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases