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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
Diagnosis #babesia #babesiosis ... compare #malaria #falciparum
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
subtertian: P. falciparum ... • Dengue • Babesiosis ... Blackwater fever (Falciparum
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
trypanosomiasis • Babesiosis ... • Plasmodium falciparum ... Causes of Fever: • Falciparum
Features of Plasmodium falciparum Malarial Infection

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Malaria #Signs #Symptoms #InfectiousDiseases
of Plasmodium falciparum ... #Plasmodium #falciparum
P. falciparum ring forms on a thin smear

 - Dr. Christina Dean
@deanchr3

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Rings #Smear #Hematology
P. falciparum ring ... #Plasmodium #falciparum
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Plasmodium Falciparum ... in Plasmodium falciparum ... gametocytes #Plasmodium #Falciparum
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum ... suggesting Plasmodium falciparum ... edge forms - P. falciparum ... #Plasmodium #Falciparum
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis ... Treatment: Doxycycline Babesiosis ... #Ehrlichiosis #Babesiosis
Plasmodium falciparum life cycle
1: Mosquito bite, transmission of sporozoite
2: Liver, Asexual replication. 1 sporozoite → 10-30,000
Plasmodium falciparum ... #Plasmodium #falciparum
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
(Borrelia) • Babesiosis