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Travel Lecture Flashcards

1
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Attenuated live virus vaccine
Administered at designated centers
Only one injection required
Protection afforded for 10 years
Areas of risk:  Equatorial Africa, Central and South America
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Yellow fever

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Female Anopheles mosquito

Plasmodium vivax, ovale, falciparum, malariae

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Malaria

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Female anopheles mosquitoes are…

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Silent and night biting

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Malaria is transmitted from Sporozoites in mosquito ______

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saliva

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5
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P. Ovale and vivax both have a…

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dormant liver stage

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6
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Falciparum is…

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Malignant

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Malariae is….

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Chronic

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1) Fever, chills, ha, myalgias, nausea
2) Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, confusion
3) Fevers become cyclic
4) Complications-DIC, splenic rupture, anemia

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Malaria

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9
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  1. decrease parasite load

2. then eradicate parasite

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2 principle therapy of malaria tx

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10
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  1. DEET
  2. Appropriate Clothing
  3. Permethrin
  4. Screens
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Mosquito protection

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Chloroquine
Mefloquine
Doxycycline
Atovaquone
Primaquine
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Malaria chemoprophylaxis

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  1. E. Coli
  2. Shigella/Salmonella
  3. Campylobacter
  4. Viral
  5. Parasites
  6. Unknown
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Etiology of travelers diarrhea

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13
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About 50% of travelers diarrhea due to…

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E. coli

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  • Abrupt onset of loose stools
  • Abdominal cramping
  • Rectal urgency

*usually self limited

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Travelers diarrhea

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Immunosuppressed
inflammatory bowel dz
H2 blockers, PPIs, antacids

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high risk of developing travelers diarrhea

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16
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  1. dietary restrictions
  2. pepto bismol
  3. immodium
  4. lomotil
  5. lactobacillus
  6. oral rehydration
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Travelers diarrhea tx

17
Q

Fluoroquinolones
Rifaximin (Xifaxan)
Not recommended for routine use
Increased risk of resistant pathogens

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Prophylaxis for travelers diarrhea (not usually recommended)

18
Q 
Effective and proven - antibiotics
Short course – 3 Days
Pepto Bismol – Less effective
Antibiotics
	a) Quinolones
	b) Rifaximin
	c)  Azithromicin
Fluid-fluid-fluid
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Travelers diarrhea tx

Infectious Disease (9 decks)

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