04-24-2006, 09:35 PM
23-year-old man who recently emigrated from Costa Rica is admitted to the emergency department 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 surrounding edema. The life cycle of the 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