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Overview of Free-Living Amebas
African Trypanosomiasis
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Cutaneous
Hemolymphatic
Central nervous system (CNS)
Diagnosis
Treatment
Without central nervous system (CNS) involvement
With central nervous system (CNS) involvement
Treatment reference
Prevention
Key Points
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Amebic Keratitis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Key Points
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Babesiosis
Etiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Tick bite prevention
Key Points
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Chagas Disease
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Acute
Chronic indeterminate
Chronic with cardiac or intestinal tract involvement
Diagnosis
Ancillary testing in patients with chronic Chagas disease
Treatment
Prevention
Key Points
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Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of
Acanthamoeba
infections
Diagnosis of
B. mandrillaris
infections
Treatment
Key Points
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Leishmaniasis
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Mucosal leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniasis
Treatment references
Prevention
Key Points
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Malaria
Pathophysiology
Falciparum malaria
Resistance to infection
Symptoms and Signs
P. falciparum
manifestations
P. vivax
,
P. ovale
,
P. malariae
, and
P. knowlesi
manifestations
Manifestations in patients taking chemoprophylaxis
Diagnosis
Severity of malaria
Treatment
Treatment references
Prevention of Relapses of
P. vivax
or
P. ovale
Malaria
Prevention
Key Points
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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Key Points
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Toxoplasmosis
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Acute toxoplasmosis
CNS toxoplasmosis
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Ocular toxoplasmosis
Disseminated infection and non-CNS involvement
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment of immunocompetent patients
Treatment of patients with AIDS or other immunocompromising conditions
Treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis
Treatment of pregnant patients
Treatment of infants with congenital toxoplasmosis
Treatment reference
Prevention
Key Points
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