A new type of fungal meningitis (infection of the nervous system) was discovered. Disease occurred among patients who had received steroid injections into their spine. What was the portal of entry?ANSWERParenteralOticTransplacentalUrogenital
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A new type of fungal meningitis (infection of the nervous system) was discovered. Disease occurred among patients who had received steroid injections into their spine. What was the portal of entry?ANSWERParenteralOticTransplacentalUrogenital
Solution
The portal of entry for the fungal meningitis in this case would be Parenteral. This is because the infection was introduced directly into the patient's body through the steroid injections into their spine. This bypasses the usual routes of infection (like the respiratory or digestive tract) and is therefore classified as a parenteral route.
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