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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Ova and parasite ... Travel to endemic ... fever, abdominal ... #management #algorithm
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... liver abscess • Diarrhea ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... International travel ... cramping, Watery diarrhea ... , Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Stercoralis on sputum microscopy ... penetrate the skin + travel ... Unlike other parasites ... intestinal mucosa and travel ... symptoms: - GI: diarrhea
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... international travel ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... dipstick test, microscopic
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
pain, vomiting, diarrhea ... and distension, fever ... diagnosis #management #parasites ... #Threadworm #lifecycle