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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis ... #infections #leptospirosis ... differential #diagnosis
Hantavirus vs Leptospirosis

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions @WuidQ

#Hantavirus #Leptospirosis #diagnosis #comparison #table
Hantavirus vs Leptospirosis ... #Hantavirus #Leptospirosis ... #diagnosis #comparison
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... the workplace - Leptospirosis ... HIV infection, leptospirosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis ... Questions @WuidQ #Leptospirosis ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Viral
• HIV 
• EBV 
• CMV 
• HBV 
• Dengue 
• Rubella
Differential Diagnosis ... Syphilis • Lyme • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis
Acute phase:
 - Fever and headache
 - Conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and photophobia
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis ... @AnnKumfer #Leptospirosis ... Symptoms #signs #diagnosis