Common Infections — Flashcards

Plasmodium _____ is the most common cause of severe/fatal malaria

HSV-1 (oral herpes) is a clinical diagnosis, but can be definitively diagnosed with _____

Hint: gold standard

Encourage usage of _____ for oral herpes that is triggered by sunlight

Keratoconjunctivitis is an ophthalmic complication of _____ with "serpiginous" or "dendritic" ulcers on slit-lamp

Hint: what viral infection

HSV-1 remains latent in the _____ ganglion

Plasmodium _____ is the most common non-falciparum species

Reactivation of HSV-1 typically manifests as _____

Which genital infection is characterized by dysuria, tender, small ulcers with an erythematous base and mild lymphadenopathy? _____

On palpation, patients with malaria can have _____, particularly in chronic or repeated malaria

Which virus can present with swollen gums and inflamed lesions on the hard palate and lips? _____

Hint: virus