other infections

Question 1

coccidioides immitis

Answer 1

fungus

coccidioides meningitis (Valley Fever)

inhaled from soil

Question 2

cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 2

fungus

yeast
polysaccharide capsule

cryptococcis

opportunistic

inhalation of pidgeon droppings

Question 3

naegleria fowleri

Answer 3

parasite

protozoan amoeboflagellate

primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

healthy young people

stagnant water

Question 4

taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

Answer 4

parasite

cysticercosis
neurocysticercosis

infection by another human

Question 5

kuru

Answer 5

prion

New Guinea

eat brain of dead

Question 6

Gerstmann-Straussler Scheinker Syndrome (GSS)

Answer 6

prion

mutation in P102L
autosomal dominant

Question 7

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Answer 7

prion

mutation in PrP

Jewish Libyans
old onset (63YO)

Question 8

fetal familial insomnia

Answer 8

prion

atrophy of anterior ventral and mediodorsal thalamic nuclei

insomnia
death

Question 9

variant CJD

Answer 9

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow)

ingestion of contaminated beef

Question 10

scrapie

Answer 10

sheep

loss of wool
scrape against objects

Question 11

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow)

Answer 11

cows

tremors
staggering
death

Question 12

Chronic Wasting Disease

Answer 12

deer, elk

weight loss
neurologic symptoms