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Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis ... Clonorchiasis #Clonorchis ... sinensis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Degenerative: Parasite ... calcifications cause ... Neurocysticercosis #NCC #parasites ... #infectiousdiseases ... solium #management #microbiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... intracellular parasite ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... Tcruzi #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver fluke) Life Cycle

The trematode Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver
Clonorchis sinensis ... foodborne pathogen and cause ... Clonorchis sinensis ... liverfluke #LifeCycle #Parasite ... #CDC #Diagnosis
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... of malaria diagnosed ... Investigations: • CBC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases