Question 8 / 35:  A 24 year-old male without co-morbidities, was admitted for abrupt onset of fever, anorexia, nausea and vomiting accompanied by headache 5 days after swimming in the river. He was obtunded, but without focal neurologic signs. His condition rapidly progressed to coma. What is the most likely pathogenesis for his condition?
A  The organism gains entry through the lower respiratory tract and enters the circulation before
disseminating to the brain
B  CNS invasion occurs after nasal inoculation with the organism, which disrupts the olfactory
mucosa
C  The organism end enters the circulation before disseminating to the brainnters through ulcerated
skin a
D  None of the above
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