tropical diseases Flashcards
1
Q
typhoid pathogen
A
salmonella typhi
faecal oral
2
Q
how does typhoid fever present
A
- bradycardiaemic upset
- abdo pain/fever
- constipation / pea green diarrhea
- rose spots on the trunk
3
Q
clinical features of malaria
A
- alternating fever
- myalgia/headache
- hepatomegaly and jaundice
- hypoglycaemia
4
Q
severe malaria symptoms
A
- schizonts on blood film
- parisitaemia > 2%
- hypoglycaemia
- severe anaemia
5
Q
most common type of severe malaria
A
falciparum malaria
6
Q
Q refers to farmers, vets, sewage workers with increased contact of infected rat urine
A
Leptospirosis
7
Q
bilateral conjunctivitis, calf pains and high fever
A
leptosporiosis
