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23.

The cell body of a neuron is called the ________.

24.

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

25.

The ________ is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

The symptoms of tetanus are caused by the neurotoxin ________.

30.

________ is another name for leprosy.

31.

Botulism prevents the release of the neurotransmitter ________.

32.

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

33.

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

34.

The rogue form of the prion protein is called ________.

35.

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

36.

________ was the scientist who developed the inactivated polio vaccine.

37.

________ is a prion disease of deer and elk.

38.

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

39.

The ________ is the main virulence factor of Cryptococcus neoformans.

40.

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

41.

The larval forms of a tapeworm are known as ________.

42.

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

43.

________ African trypanosomiasis causes a chronic form of sleeping sickness.

44.

The definitive host for Toxoplasma gondii is ________.

45.

Trypanosomes can evade the immune response through ________ variation.

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