Tropical Infection Flashcards
What is a tropical infection
Tropical climate that makes tranmission different such as with vector, poor resources e.g poor sanitations and healthcare also make it hard to eliminate the disease
What are the important questions to ask someone when they have travelled
When they travelled
When they got ill
Where they travelled
Why they travelled- business traveller will be different to backpacker
What organism is likely to present with a short incubation period
Virus
Whihc organism is likely to present with a rash
Dengue
HIV
Rickettsia
Which organism is likely to present with diarrhoea
E.colu
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Which organism is likely to present with jaundice
Viral hepatitis
Leptospirosis
What infeciton is likely to present with eosinophila
Parasitic infection
How does malaria spread
By mosquitoes (vector)
What are the clinical features of malaria
Fever Myalgia Headache Vomiting Pallor Splenomegaly
What are the complications of malaria in adults
Shock Impaired consciousness Acidosis Hypoglycaemia Spontanous bleeding Acidosis
What are the ways to diagnose malaria
- Clinically e.g if there are high risks in the area such as Africa
- Parasitological:
Light microscope of the blood films
Rapid diagnostic test of plasmodium proteins
PCR for plasmodium genes
What is the treatment of malaria if uncomplicated
Artemether combined with an approved second agent
What is the treatment for complicated malaria
IV artesunate
What are the features of a dengue fever
Fever Headache Break bone disease Blanching rash Low platelets, lymphopaenia
How is dengue fever diagnosed
Clinically
Serology
PCR
