CANDIDIASIS
Candidiasis: Cause, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Signs, Investigations, Treatment
July 2021
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis: Cause, Symptoms, Signs, Complications, Differential diagnosis, Investigations, Treatment, Prevention- Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (S pyogenes)
TYPHOID FEVER
OID FEVER OR ENTERIC FEVER: Cause, Symptoms, Signs, Complications, Differential diagnosis, Investigations, Treatment, Prevention. fever & abdominal pain, blood culture, ceftriaxone
Hantavirus
Hantavirus: Cause, Symptoms, Signs, Investigations, Treatment, Prevention. Enveloped RNA bunyaviruses- hosted naturally in rodents, moles, and shrews. Transmitted by rodents. Aerosols of virus-contaminated rodent urine and feces are main mode of transmission. Occupation is the main risk factor: animal trappers, forestry workers, farmers, laboratory personnel, and military personnel. two clinical syndromes: Hemorrhagic fever with renal
Dengue Treatment
Dengue Treatment- Cause, Symptoms, Signs, Investigations, Prevention. Dengue cause:- Dengue virus is Flavivirus, mosquito born acute febrile illness, human to human transmission by the bite of Aedes mosquito. and four serotypes, can cause infection. one serotype does not confer immunity to other, so Dengue can infect 4 times. needlestick or mucocutaneous exposure & vertical transmission
Zika virus Treatment
Zika virus Treatment- Symptoms, Complications, Investigations, Prevention Zika virus is a flavivirus. Transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Clinical Findings Incubation period- 3–14 days. 50–80% infections are asymptomatic. Zika virus Symptoms- Acute onset fever. Fine maculopapular rash, usually pruritic, in face, trunk, extremities including palms & soles. Rash may not always present but outlast the
Mucormycosis (Black Fungus- Eschar) Causes, Symptoms, Invesigations, Treatment
Mucormycosis (Black Fungus Eschar) Causes, Symptoms, Invesigations, Treatment Causes Of Mucormycosis:- Most common-non-Aspergillus invasive mold infection. Mucormycosis- opportunistic infections, caused by Rhizopus, Mucor, Lichtheimia & Cunninghamella. Risk factors: hematologic malignancy (leukemia), diabetic ketoacidosis, chronic kidney disease, stem cell transplantation, solid organ transplantation, and treatment with corticosteroids (eg. used in COVID- 19 treatment), desferoxamine, or cytotoxic
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