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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesiosis - Babesia ... into host) 2) Trophozie ... into host) 7) Trophozie ... transfusion #Babesiosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... falciparum #Blood #Smear ... microscopy #malaria #microbiology
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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
 #babesia
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Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
stain: Peripheral smear ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... • Thin blood smear ... confirmation of babesiosis ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Cat-Related Zoonoses - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Saliva: Bartonella henselae, Pasteurella multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga, Tularemia, Cowpox
Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
detectable by blood smears ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases