Rickettsia Infections Review - Ileana Acevedo, MD

Dr. Ileana Acevedo reviews Rickettsial infections, including typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Scrub typus, and other related infections. Rickettsial organisms are obligate intracellular, gram-negative prokaryotes that multiply within mammal and arthropod hosts. She presents an overview of vectors, geographic spread, epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation and management of each infection. Finally she presents clinical vignettes to demonstrate clinical relevance. IDPodcasts brings you essential updates in medical infectious diseases learning, brought to you from the University of South Florida’s Division of Infectious Disease. Stay in touch! Download our app on the Itunes store or find us below: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel:    / idpodcasts   Visit us on our webpage: http://www.idpodcasts.net/USF_ID_Podc... Follow us on Facebook:   / id-podcasts-216965201680987   Tweet to us:   / idpodcasts   Please leave your comments in the space below!