Infectious Diseases

Exanthematical infections- Epidemiology- Etiology- Pathogenesis and clinical (typical course and complications)- Therapeutic possibilities- Active and passive prophylaxisthe following rash diseases: measles, rubella, infectious megaloerythema, critical rash, scarlet fever, chickenpox and other vesicular rashesRespiratory tract infections- Infectious respiratory syndromes:- Diphtheria- Pharyngitis / tonsillitis- Epiglottis/laryngitis/tracheitis- Acute bronchitis and relapse of chronic bronchitis- Bronchiolitis- Viral pneumonia- Bacterial pneumonia- Influenza- Pulmonary tuberculosis (and extrapulmonary forms)- PertussisLiver and biliary tract infections- Epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of viral hepatitis- Diagnosis of acute and chronic viral hepatitis- Treatment of viral hepatitis- Yellow fever- Leptospirosis- Hydatidosis- Biliary tract infectionsInfections of the digestive system: infectious diarrhoea- Aetiological and pathophysiological classification- Food poisoning (staphylococcal, botulism, C. perfrigens, V. parahaemoliticus, B. cereus)- Viral Gastroenteritis (Norwalk, Rotavirus, other viruses involved)- Bacterial gastroenteritis (Cholera, E.coli, minor salmonellosis, Shigella, Campylobacter, C. difficile)- Protozoan diarrhea (gardening, amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis)- Helminth diarrhea (tapeworm, oxyuriasis, ascaridiases)Tropical Diseases- Epidemiology of tropical diseases: what are the 6 deadly killers?- Malaria- Epidemiology- Life cycle- Pathogenesis- Typical and atypical presentation- Complications and prognosis- Diagnosis- Differential diagnosis between plasmids- Principles of therapy and prophylaxis- Schistosomiasis- Epidemiology- Life cycle- Clinical: acute form, chronic forms- Diagnosis- Therapy- Control measuresInfections transmitted by arthropods- Dengue- West-Nile fever- Zika virus- Chikungunya- Viral haemorrhagic fevers- Rickettsiosis rash and ehrlichiosisSystemic infections- Infectious mononucleosis and CMV infection- Brucellosis- Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis- Lyme Diseases- Toxoplasmosis- Atypical mycobacteriosisSepsis and septic shock- Etiology and epidemiology- Pathophysiology and pathogenesis- Clinical overview- Microbiological diagnosis- The antibiotic and supportive therapeutic approachHIV infection- History- Epidemiology- Vital click of HIV- Natural history of infection- Immunopathogenesis- Main opportunistic manifestations, divided by apparatus- Diagnosis of acute and chronic infectionImmunocompromised host infections- Infections in the solid organ transplant patient- Infections in the bone marrow transplant patient- Infections in the patient with neoplasia- Splenectomized patient infections- Infections in the diabetic patient- Infections in the alcoholic patient- Infections in the injecting drug patientInfections of the soft tissue and musculoskeletal system- Cellulitis and soft tissue infections, in particular:- Erisipela- Gaseous gangrene- Necrotizing fasciitis- Primitive septic arthritis and on synthetic media- Primitive and Synthetic Osteomyelitis- SponsoredilodiscitiInfections of the cardiovascular system- Infectious endocarditis- Etiology- Clinical manifestations and complications- Diagnosis (Dukes criteria)- Principles of therapy and prophylaxis- Myocarditis and infectious pericarditis- Clinical manifestations and complications- Principles of diagnosisUrinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases- Cystitis- Pyelonephritis- Syphilis- Gonorrhoea- Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)- Trichomonas- Gardnerella- Lymphogranuloma venereumNervous system infections- Meningiti- Etiology- Pathogenesis- Clinical events- Diagnosis (clinical and laboratory, with particular emphasis on CSF analysis)- Principles of therapy- Encephalitis and encephalomyelitis- General pathogenesis- Clinical events- Diagnostic evaluation- Main aetiological agents and their clinical features- HSV and VZV- CMV- Enterovirus- anger- Bacterial toxin-mediated neurasthysts- Cerebral abscess and subdural empyema