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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... : Leptospira (interrogans ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

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#tularemia
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#plague
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, Rat-bite fever ... #infections #leptospirosis ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #management #treatment ... #table
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
endocarditis, malaria • Leptospira ... • Borrelia, schistosomiasis ... • Lymphoma • Borrelia ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
), Borrelia recurrentis ... , Leptospira interrogans ... (leptospirosis) ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... InfectiousDiseases #table
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
), Borrelia recurrentis ... , Leptospira interrogans ... (leptospirosis) ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... InfectiousDiseases #table
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Fever After International ... • Yellow fever ... Infections: • Leptospirosis ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Zika virus or leptospira