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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus Pathogen ... barns and lake houses ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
al #Empyema #Pathogens ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDisease ... #Causes #Bacterial ... #Causes #Differential
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Management Summary Pathogen ... intracellular parasite ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
(NCC) Summary Pathogen ... Degenerative: Parasite ... calcifications cause ... #infectiousdiseases ... solium #management #microbiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... reactivation of latent pathogens ... Demyelinating disease caused ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Rhizosphere: • Pathogens ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... endemic fungi cause ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite