Febrile returned traveller

Question 1

Exposure to what causes infections overseas? E.g for each

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Question 2

What are some incubation times for common travellers bugs?

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Question 3

What is the most important illness to consider in travellers? Why?

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Question 4

Mosquito that causes Malaria?

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Anopheles

Question 5

What areas are relatively affected by Malaria today?

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Places with Anopheles:

• West africa/ sub-saharan
• India / SEA
• Vanuatu, Solomon islands, PNG

Question 6

What areas are relatively affected by Malaria today?

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Places with Anopheles:

• West africa/ sub-saharan
• India / SEA
• Vanuatu, Solomon islands, PNG

Question 7

How does infection spread?

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Question 8

How do you make malaria diagnoses?

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Question 9

Pathogenesis of plasmodium falciparum

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Question 10

Plasmodium Vivax

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Only found in India
Only affects young RBC’s
Less than 1% erythrocytes effected
Does not stimulate adhesion molecule expression on RBC’s
No risk of severe disease
SLEEPING parasites can remain in liver and be released months-years later. This does not occur in plasmodium falciparum.

Question 11

Malaria treatment?

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Question 12

Malaria prevention

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Question 13

Salmonella enteritidis

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Question 14

Salmonella Typhii

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Question 15

Typhoid fever

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Question 16

2 ways typhoid fever can kill you

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1) Perforation of peyers patches resulting in peritonitis

2) Erosion of terminal ileum blood vessels causing occult blood loss

Question 17

Typhoid fever treatment

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