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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
 •
MonkeyPox Virus ... • Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology # ... treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Aspergillosis • Coccidioidomycosis ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Diagnosis: • Mildly ... trend response to treatment ... Meninges, skeleton, skin ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Coccidioidomycosis ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
dissemination to skin ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
osteomyelitis or skin ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... organism into the skin ... Mouth, throat, skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... • Epstein Barr Virus
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... Diabetes • HIV and AIDS ... system (CNS) • skin ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... #Management #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... • Polymorphic skin ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #infectiousdiseases
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
material from skin ... specific proven treatment ... #management #virus ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology