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Updates on Onchocerciasis: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

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6 By 2030, it is estimated that Nigeria followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan will have the greatest disease burden. 1 Life Cycle and Pathophysiology Life Cycle Humans are the only hosts for O. 1 The parasite has a 5-stage life cycle in which the blackfly acts as an obligate intermediate host.

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A Practical Approach to HIV/AIDS: Part 1

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The syphilis and trichomonas tests come back negative in the ED, but his rapid HIV test is positive. How should clinicians approach the diagnosis and management of HIV in the ED? 9 Historically, the management of HIV and its complications was primarily the domain of primary care and infectious disease (ID) specialists.

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