Fill in the Blank

The cell body of a neuron is called the ________.

A signal is transmitted down the ________ of a nerve cell.

The ________ is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

The ________ ________ prevents access of microbes in the blood from gaining access to the central nervous system.

The ________ are a set of membranes that cover and protect the brain.

The form of meningitis that can cause epidemics is caused by the pathogen ________.

The symptoms of tetanus are caused by the neurotoxin ________.

________ is another name for leprosy.

Botulism prevents the release of the neurotransmitter ________.

________ is a neurological disease that can be prevented with the DTaP vaccine.

Tetanus patients exhibit ________ when muscle spasms causes them to arch their backs.

The rogue form of the prion protein is called ________.

________ are the most common reservoir for the rabies virus worldwide.

________ was the scientist who developed the inactivated polio vaccine.

________ is a prion disease of deer and elk.

The rogue form of prion protein exists primarily in the ________ conformation.

The ________ is the main virulence factor of Cryptococcus neoformans.

The drug of choice for fungal infections of the nervous system is ________.

The larval forms of a tapeworm are known as ________.

________ sign appears as swollen lymph nodes at the back of the neck in early African trypanosomiasis.

________ African trypanosomiasis causes a chronic form of sleeping sickness.

The definitive host for Toxoplasma gondii is ________.

Trypanosomes can evade the immune response through ________ variation.