Common Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: HSV-2 is primarily transmitted through _____

Answer: sexual contact

Flashcard 82: _____ is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, leading to cyclical fever, haemolysis, & organ dysfunction

Answer: Malaria

Flashcard 83: After primary infection of herpes simplex virus it travels via retrograde axonal transport to a _____ where it establishes lifelong latency

Answer: sensory ganglion

Flashcard 84: What is the management of primary infection of genital herpes?

Answer: Acyclovir (400 mg TDS) or Valacyclovir (500 mg BD) for 5–10 days. Ideally started within 72 hours of symptom onset.

Extra: Treatment is most effective when started early. For primary genital herpes, the standard course is 5-10 days depending on clinical resolution. Valacyclovir is often preferred due to better bioavailability and less frequent dosing.

Flashcard 85: Plasmodium species is diagnosed with _____ stained with Giemsa

Answer: thick & thin blood smears

Flashcard 86: Which genital infection is characterized by dysuria, tender, small ulcers with an erythematous base and mild lymphadenopathy? _____

Answer: Herpes simplex virus

Flashcard 87: Malaria presents with _____ fevers

Answer: cyclical

Flashcard 88: Keratoconjunctivitis is an ophthalmic complication of _____ with "serpiginous" or "dendritic" ulcers on slit-lamp

Answer: HSV-1

Flashcard 89: Plasmodium _____ is the most common cause of severe/fatal malaria

Answer: falciparum

Flashcard 90: On palpation, patients with malaria can have _____, particularly in chronic or repeated malaria

Answer: splenomegaly