Common Infections — Flashcards

An estimated ~_____% of people under 50 years have HSV-1 and ~13% have HSV-2

Malaria is transmitted by the female _____ mosquito

Reactivation of HSV-1 typically manifests as _____

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

Hint: gold standard

_____ is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, leading to cyclical fever, haemolysis, & organ dysfunction

Plasmodium _____ is the most common non-falciparum species

After primary infection of herpes simplex virus it travels via retrograde axonal transport to a _____ where it establishes lifelong latency

Malaria presents with _____ fevers

_____ is a painful hand vesicle that occurs when the skin comes in contact with HSV-1 or HSV-2 (common in dentists)

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