Prior Fever in a Returning Traveler – PEARLs

Remember that in any returning traveler with a fever we must investigate the TRAVEL hx, EXPOSURE hx and INCUBATION period.

Incubation time may be hard to determine, however use less than or more than 3 weeks or 21 days as your cut-off to help narrow your ddx (see chart below)

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