Infectious diseases Flashcards

1
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Bloody diarrhoea, long incubation period, trophozoites (hot stool)

A

Amoeibic dysentry

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2
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Tx: amoebiasis

A

Metronidazole + diloxanide

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3
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Painless skin lesion, black eschar, carcasses/wool

A

Anthrax, can cause GI bleed

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4
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Tx: anthrax

A

Ciprofloxacin

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5
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Middle east + farmer/vet + fever + hepatosplenomegaly

A

Brucellosis

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6
Q

Tx: Brucellosis

A

Doxycycline and streptomycin

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7
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Africa/Asia + mosquito + joint pain + fever

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Chikungunya. Supportive treatment

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8
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Rice water diarrhoea, dehydration

A

Cholera

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9
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Tx: cholera

A

Doxycyline, ciprofloxacin, oral rehydration

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10
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Watery diarrhoea + immunocomp/young child + red cysts on ZN

A

Cryptosporidiosis

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11
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Tx: cryptosporidiosis

A

Supportive if immunocompetent, ART if HIV +, nitazoxanide or rifaximin

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12
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Fever + retro-orbital headache + bone pain + haemorrhagic features

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Dengue, symptomatic treatment only

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13
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Eastern europe/Asia + sore throat + grey membrane + ‘bull neck’

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Diphtheria

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14
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Diptheria complication

A

Heart block

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15
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Tx: diptheria

A

Antitoxin, IM penicillin

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16
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Diarrhoea + larva currens + papulovesicular rash buttocks/soles of feet

A

Stronglyoides

17
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Tx: strongyloides

A

Ivermectin + bendazoles

18
Q

Perianal itching at night

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Threadworm (enterobius, vermicularis). Given bendazoles

19
Q

Swimmer’s itch, haematuria, fever/angioedema/eosinophilia

A

Shistosomiasis

20
Q

Complications of schistosomiasis

A

Squamous cell bladder cancer

21
Q

Tx: schistosomiasis

A

Praziquantel

22
Q

Sandflies

A

Leishmaniasis

23
Q

Tx: cutaneous leishmaniasis

A

Only if South/Central America (Brazilianis)

24
Q

Fever + hepatosplenomegaly + grey skin + pancytopenia

A

Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)

25
Q

Tx : visceral leishmaniasis

A

amphotericin B

26
Q

Tx: leprosy

A

rifampicin + dapsone + clofazimine

27
Q

Sewage worker + fever + subcontunctival haemorrhage

A

Leptospirosis

28
Q

Tx: leptospirosis

A

Benpen or doxycycline

29
Q

Tx: listeria

A

Amoxicillin (+gent if meningitis)

30
Q

High fever + bradycardia + jaundice + haematemesis

A

Yellow fever (mosquitos)

31
Q

VHF + rats + treat with ribavirin

A

Lassa fever

32
Q

Tx: typhus (rickettsia)

A

Doxycyline

33
Q

Painless chancre + fever + somnolence/encephalitis

A

African trypanosomiasis - tsetse fly.

34
Q

Tx: African trypanosomiasis

A

IV pentamidine IV melarsoprol

35
Q

Myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon

A

American trypanosomiasis (Chagas)

36
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Tx: Chagas

A

Benznidazole

37
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Tx: shigella

A

Ciprofloxacin