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Which of the following is NOT a route by which microbes can enter the nervous system?
Which of the following is NOT a route by which microbes can enter the nervous system?
- Hematogenous spread
- Transport along the peripheral nervous system (correct)
- Direct implantation
- Local extension
What are the principal routes by which microbes enter the nervous system?
What are the principal routes by which microbes enter the nervous system?
- Local extension
- Transport along the peripheral nervous system
- Direct implantation
- Hematogenous spread (correct)
What are the destructive effects of inflammatory responses in nervous system infections?
What are the destructive effects of inflammatory responses in nervous system infections?
- Direct injury to neurons or glia
- Microbial toxins
- Immune mediated mechanisms
- All of the above (correct)
What is the clinical onset of acute bacterial (pyogenic) meningitis?
What is the clinical onset of acute bacterial (pyogenic) meningitis?
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What is the most common route by which microbes enter the nervous system?
What is the most common route by which microbes enter the nervous system?
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