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Musuq
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08/26/06 - 09:58 AM

A 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 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

study_ing
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08/26/06 - 09:59 AM

taenia solium i guess..E

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08/27/06 - 01:29 AM

yep even i think its neurocysticercosis raised eyebrow

--->taenia solium--->pork tapeworm

PatriciaLim
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08/27/06 - 01:17 PM

brain lesions - taenia solium- E undercooked pork

disha
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08/28/06 - 12:53 AM

e-neurocystisarcosis

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