Fever in a Returning Traveller Flashcards
1
Q
Enteric fever following travel to india
A
Typhoid
2
Q
Ix for typhoid?
A
blood and stool culture
3
Q
Myalgia, rash, fever, travel to SE Asia
A
Dengue Fever (rash differentiates from malaria)
4
Q
Most common malarial strain
A
Plasmodium Falciparum
5
Q
Ix for malaria
A
Thick (malaria) and thin (species) blood films
6
Q
Mild and severe management of malaria?
A
Mild - Artemesin combination therapy
Sever - IV arteunate
7
Q
Infection assocaited with cow contact and undulant fever? Mx?
A
Brucellosis
406wks doxy + streptomycin
8
Q
High fever, conjunctival haemorrhage, jaundice, swimming in dirty water
A
Leptospirosis
