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Fungal
Candidiasis - thrush, yeast infection
Candida infections are usually confined to severely immunocompromised persons, such as cancer, transplant and AIDS
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Fungal
Meningitis, pneumonia
Grows as yeast, buds
Meningitis, especially as a secondary infection for AIDS patients, is often caused by C. neoformans |
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Fungal
Athlete's foot
Moist areas where people walk barefoot
Good hygiene, numerous pharmaceutical, etc. treatments |
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Histoplasmosis opportunistic
Affects lungs, common in AIDS patients |
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Fungal
PCP
common among people with weakened immune systems, such as premature or severely malnourished children, the elderly, and especially severely immunocompromised persons - cancer, transplant and AIDS patients |
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Protozoa
Cruptosporidiosis; watery diarrhea |
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| Bloody diarrhea (dysentery) |
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Protozoa
Giardiasis - watery diarrhea |
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Protozoa
Encephalitis
The amoebae live in warm lakes, ponds, puddles, ditches, mud and moist soil
Artificial water systems, swimming pools, air conditioning, humidifiers, contact lens solutions, dialysis units
Miconazole, sulfadiazine and tetracycline used in combination very early in course |
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Protozoa
Malaria; bitten by a female mosquito
Infected cells are abnormally adherent and cause
Thrombosis and ischemia with hemolysis,
resulting in hemoglobinuria
Treatment: Chloroquine |
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Originally described as protozoan
Pneumonia
PCP
common among people with weakened immune systems, such as premature or severely malnourished children, the elderly, and especially severely immunocompromised persons - cancer, transplant and AIDS patients |
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Toxoplasmosis
Cat feces and undercooked meat - cysts
third leading cause of death attributed to food borne illness in the United States.
Opportunistic Infection
The MOST COMMON CAUSE of ENCEPHALITIS in HIV patients
Pregnant woman at risk |
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Protozoa
STD - Trichomoniasis |
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