Ace The Infectious Disease Clerkship Exam

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is one of the most severe arboviral encephalitis affecting America. Currently considered an emerging disease show ...

is a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), which is classified as rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM), class IV in th ...

Candidemia is defined as the presence of species in the blood. It is the most common fungal bloodstream infection in hospitalized ...

is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria belonging to the genus that commonly resides in human colon. ...

The epididymis is part of the genitourinary tract that includes the testes, the vas deferens, the prostate, the urethra, and the bladder.  Epi ...

The dimorphic fungus coccidioides causes coccidioidomycosis, also known as San Joaquin Valley fever, which is endemic to the arid regions of the We ...

Jarisch Herxheimer reaction (JHR) was first described in the literature by Adolf Jarisch (Austrian dermatologist) in the late 1800s when he noticed ...

Mediastinitis is inflammation or infection of the mediastinum. The mediastinum encompasses the space within the thoracic cavity, bordered by the pl ...

Psittacosis is a systemic disease that can cause an atypical pneumonia when it infects the lungs.  Psittacosis is also known as ...

is a gram-negative intracellular facultative bacterium that is commonly implicated in causing zoonotic infections globally ...

A periodontal abscess is a localized infection resulting from the accumulation of bacteria or a foreign body in the sulcus of a tooth. While less c ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as significant bacteriuria in the setting of symptoms of cystitis or pyelonephritis. It is pathogenic in ...

Constantin Alexander von Economo, a psychiatrist and neurologist, reported in 1917 about encephalitis lethargica in front of the Vienna Psychiatric ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted sexually, via blood transfusions, sharing intravenous needles, and from the mother to a child dur ...

Meningitis is an infection/inflammation of the brain and spinal cord surrounding membranes known as the meninges. Meningococcal meningitis is the t ...

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS), or perihepatitis, is a chronic manifestation of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

American Trypanosomiasis, also known as Chagas disease, is a potentially life-threatening zoonotic illness caused by the parasite 

Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease transmitted by fecal-oral contamination, with lymphatic replication. Before global health efforts, polio cau ...