MYCETOMA
MYCETOMA
Infectious Diseases
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
Herpes Zoster Treatment
Herpes Zoster Treatment, caused by Varicella-zoster virus. Severe pain & rash. valacyclovir 1gm or acyclovir 800mg TID 7 days. Gabapentin & nortriptyline in PHN
Influenza Treatment
Influenza Treatment, (an orthomyxovirus) virus- droplet infection. Fever, chills, dry cough. Rapid diagnostic tests- detect antigen. Oseltamivir, vaccination
Hydatid Cyst Treatment
Hydatid Cyst Treatment, Cystic hydatid disease- Echinococcus granulosus. Alveolar hydatid disease- E. multilocularis. IgG Echinococcus granulosus. Albendazole
Cholera Diarrhea Treatment
Cholera Diarrhea Treatment, caused by vibrio Cholera “Rice watery stool” – Liquid grey colour, turbid,no odor, pus or blood. Treatment Doxycycline, Azithromycin
Leptospirosis Treatment
Leptospirosis Treatment- caused by Leptospira interrogans, fever, myalgia, calf pain, conjunctival suffusion, IgM+, Treatment with Doxycyclin, CP, Ceftriaxone