Infectious Diseases - Returning Traveller

In a returning traveler, with a fever, what are some of the likely infections?

Indian subcontinent DDx

SE Asia - DDx

Returned from the Tropics

Approach to the Febrile Traveller:
Disease Risk Stratification
1. Infections that can kill you; 2. Infections that cause morbidity but not mortality; 3. Those that make you ill in the future.

Returning from Africa - DDx

Food exposures - what to look out for?

Clinical Syndromes: what is F.A.R.?

Clinical syndromes: F.E.R.L. - what is it?

Physical signs aiding diagnosis - Jaundice. DDx

South America DDx

Name some treatments for malaria.
a. Non-falciparum; b. Falciparum; c. Severe Falciparum.
d. Prophylaxis

Physical signs aiding diagnosis - Hepatomegaly. DDx

Investigations to be done!

Some causes of Eosinophilia?

Name the 5 species of Malaria.
And the mosquito which transmits

List some symptoms of malaria

List systemic complications that may arise

Name some of the issues associated with Plasmodium falciparum

How to diagnose malaria?

Salmonella typhi: common sites of secondary infection?

Salmonella: which is "the week of complications"?
And what is the classic presentation?

Diagnosis of salmonella typhi (typhoid)

Treatment of typhoid

Dengue is borne by which mosquito?

And how many different serotypes of dengue are there?

Name some presentations of Dengue (4 main ones)

Clinical features of Dengue?

Diagnosis of Dengue

Treatment of Dengue?