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Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
African Trypanosomiasis ... #African #Trypanosomiasis ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #sleepingsickness
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... reported in Latin America ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... Established via stool microscopy
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - American ... Chagas disease (American ... infectious disease caused ... the protozoan parasite ... only available at CDC
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, a common cause ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... Diseases: • East African ... Investigations: • CBC ... dipstick test, microscopic
Legionnaires’ disease
"Picture your lungs as a fancy hotel—valet air service, sparkling clean rooms, and excellent housekeeping.
minibar, they cause ... outbreak hit an American ... scrambled to find the cause—eventually ... pneumophila as the microscopic ... #legionella #cdc
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... reported to the CDC ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... Although electron microscopy ... Staining Electron Microscope