04-10-2006, 04:56 PM
A 23-yo man who recently emigrated from Costa Rica is a admitted to the ER with seizures. Findings on examination of his cerebrospinal fluid are within the reference range. A CT-scan of the head shows numerous cortical lesions with calcifications; some have surrrounfing edema. The life cycle of the parasite causing these lesions involves
A) the bite of a blackfly to human
B) the bite of a mosquito to human
C) the bite of a sandfly to human
D) passage through cows
E) passage through pigs
A) the bite of a blackfly to human
B) the bite of a mosquito to human
C) the bite of a sandfly to human
D) passage through cows
E) passage through pigs