Fungal and Parasitic Infections USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 28 year old man originally from rural Latin America is brought to the emergency department after a generalized tonic clonic seizure. MRI of the brain shows several calcified and cystic lesions. He reports frequently eating pork in his home country. Which of the following organisms is the most likely cause of this patient’s condition?
Answer choices
- ATaenia saginata
- BTrichinella spiralis
- CToxoplasma gondii
- DEchinococcus granulosus
- ETaenia soliumCorrect answer
- FPlasmodium falciparum
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