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Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesiosis - Babesia ... into host) 2) Trophozie ... #Babesiosis #Babesia ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... Amebae (cysts and trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... individuals → Trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... Amebae (cysts and trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
on Peripheral Smear ... related babesiosis. babesia ... exchange: blood smear ... clinically and dc ... #babesia #microti
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
• Thin blood smear ... #Babesiosis #Babesia ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Investigations: • CBC ... chest film; blood-smear ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases