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Amy Offutt, MD: Rickettsial & Related Diseases
• #RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• #Ehrlichiosis
• #Anaplasmosis
• #Qfever
• #Scrubtyphus
#ILADS2022
• #RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• #Ehrlichiosis
• #Anaplasmosis
• #Qfever
• #Scrubtyphus
#ILADS2022
2/Offutt Ticks are the primary vectors for spotted fevers; some species may be spread by fleas and mites #ILADS2022 #RMSF #Richettsia
3/Offutt: #RMSF is the most severe rickettsial illness in the US with risk of death. Early treatment with #doxycycline is critical, regardless of age #ILADS2022
HOW TO TREAT AND PREVENT SYPHILIS
Many people have #syphilis but don't know. They keep spreading it to others through kisses, sex, etc.
We're seeing more cases of complicated syphilis in hospitals recently. But it can be treated & prevented... THREAD 🧵
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Many people have #syphilis but don't know. They keep spreading it to others through kisses, sex, etc.
We're seeing more cases of complicated syphilis in hospitals recently. But it can be treated & prevented... THREAD 🧵
Retweet for awareness
Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI.
That means you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
That's why syphilis is spreading most rapidly among our sexually active ladies & guys.
That means you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
That's why syphilis is spreading most rapidly among our sexually active ladies & guys.
Syphilis is caused by this tiny spiral germ called Treponema palladium.
...Repasemos la enfermedad por el #VirusWestNile (#WNV):
🔘WNV es un arbovirus zoonótico emergente extendido por todo el 🌎
🔘Se transmite principalmente por la picadura de mosquitos.
🔘Las aves suelen ser el reservorio natural (migración ayuda a propagación).
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🔘WNV es un arbovirus zoonótico emergente extendido por todo el 🌎
🔘Se transmite principalmente por la picadura de mosquitos.
🔘Las aves suelen ser el reservorio natural (migración ayuda a propagación).
Abro 🧶⬇️
🔘El virus puede resultar patogénico en humanos 👩🦰🧑🦰y en equinos 🐴
🔘Es una de las enfermedades incluidas en el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional de la #OMS, así como en la lista de enfermedades de declaración obligatoria de la #OIE
🔘Su diagnóstico diferencial es amplio
🔘Es una de las enfermedades incluidas en el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional de la #OMS, así como en la lista de enfermedades de declaración obligatoria de la #OIE
🔘Su diagnóstico diferencial es amplio
La infección por WNV suele ser asintomática (60-80%)
Cuando es sintomática, se caracteriza por #fiebre, #cefalea, #artromialgias y malestar general.
Hasta en el 50% puede aparecer un #rash maculopapular (tronco y extremidades)
Cuando es sintomática, se caracteriza por #fiebre, #cefalea, #artromialgias y malestar general.
Hasta en el 50% puede aparecer un #rash maculopapular (tronco y extremidades)
⚠️SYPHILIS IS REAL!
Many people have #Syphilis but they don't know. They keep spreading this dangerous Sexually Transmitted Infection until a lot of harm is done.
We're seeing more cases in the clinic lately so I'm sharing this coz I don't want you to be a victim.
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Many people have #Syphilis but they don't know. They keep spreading this dangerous Sexually Transmitted Infection until a lot of harm is done.
We're seeing more cases in the clinic lately so I'm sharing this coz I don't want you to be a victim.
Thread🧵
RT
Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI. That means you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
That's why syphilis is spreading most rapidly among our sexually active ladies & gentlemen.
That's why syphilis is spreading most rapidly among our sexually active ladies & gentlemen.
10 THINGS EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT #SYPHILIS!
1️⃣ Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI. So you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
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@DrOlufunmilayo @healthertainer
1️⃣ Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI. So you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
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@DrOlufunmilayo @healthertainer
2️⃣ Syphilis can also be gotten;
- from mother to her #fetus inside the womb
- through blood transfusion,&
- through breaks in the skin that come into contact with infectious lesions e.g. kissing a person with a mouth wound when you have a wound in your mouth!
- from mother to her #fetus inside the womb
- through blood transfusion,&
- through breaks in the skin that come into contact with infectious lesions e.g. kissing a person with a mouth wound when you have a wound in your mouth!
3️⃣ #Syphilis may cause symptoms very similar to many other diseases. Hence it may be difficult to know you have syphilis.
That's why the disease is also dubbed "the great imitator"!
That's why the disease is also dubbed "the great imitator"!
