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Travel Related Infections Flashcards

1
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who was the father of tropical medicine?

A

Sir Patrick Manson

discovered cause of filariasis and founded London School of Tropical Medicine

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2
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newest 5th strain of malaria?

A

plasmodium knowlesi

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3
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malaria symptoms? (7)

A 
fever
rigors
aching bones
pain
headache
dysuria
sore throat and cough
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4
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malaria signs? (3)

A

splenomegaly
hepatomegaly
mild jaundice

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5
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malaria complications?

A

cerebral malaria
blackwater fever
pulmonary oedema
jaundice

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6
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malaria diagnosis? (3)

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thick and thin blood films
quantitative Buffy coat (QBC)
rapid antigen tests

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7
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treatment for P. falciparum?

A

Riamet
Malarone
Quinine

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8
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treatment for other malaria types?

A

raiment

chloroquine

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9
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what do you need to consider in vivax and ovale infections?

A

add primaquine to eradicate liver hypnozoites

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10
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Typhoid fever organisms?

A

Salmonella type

Salmonella paratyphi

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typhoid fever incubation period?

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7d - 4w

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12
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typhoid fever investigations?

A

blood culture
urine culture
stool culture

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13
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typhoid fever treatment?

A

oral azithromycin

IV ceftriaxone

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14
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what is Dengue?

A

commonest human arbovirus infection

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15
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dengue transmission?

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transmission is by Aedes aegypti mosquito

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16
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dengue symptoms? (4)

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sudden fever
severe headache
myalgia
arthralgia

17
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dengue signs? (3)

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petechia
purpura
positive tourniquet test

18
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dengue diagnosis?

A

thrombocytopenia
leucopenia
elevated transaminases
lab - PCR + serology

19
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Schistosomiasis treatment?

A

praziquantel with prednisolone

20
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what type of virus is Zika?

A

flavivirus

21
Q

zika transmission?

A

daytime biting aedes mosquitos

sexual contact + blood transfusion

22
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Zika clinical symptoms?

A 
no or mild symptoms
headache
rash
fever
malaise
conjunctivitis
23
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zika in pregnancy?

A

can cause microcephaly and other neurological conditions

24
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zika major worry?

A

Guillain-Barre syndrome

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