Fever in the returned traveler Flashcards
1
Q
Incubation period of Dengue
A
3-5 days
2
Q
Long incubation periods
A
>21 days malaria viral hep TB Schistosomiasis
3
Q
back from tropics with fever after 7 days
A
NOT Dengue!
4
Q
malaria and rickettsiosis
A
Subsaharan africa
5
Q
Typhoid
A
indian subcontinent
6
Q
Dengue
A
caribbean and south east asia
7
Q
2 species of malaria that can kill
A
Falcipurum
Vivax
8
Q
falcipirum more common in
vivax more common in
A
Africa
Asia
9
Q
First line treatment
A
Malarone
then
cholorquine
Artensunate - complicated severe malaria
10
Q
typhoid treatment
A
1- ceftriaxone
2- azithro or cefixime -
AVOID FQs- resistance in SE Asia
11
Q
If malaria is ruled out and patient back from india think
A
Typhoid
12
Q
Self-limiting disease
A
Rickettsiosis - tache noir
