Chapter 19, Problem 4CTQ

a.

Summary Introduction

To identify:

The microbe that is most likely to be the causative agent of meningoencephalitis in given cases, where two adults used untreated tap water to flush their sinuses.

Introduction:

Two adults flush their sinuses with untreated tap water that result in fatal meningoencephalitis. There are two most common casual organisms for causing meningoencephalitis. They are both amoebas Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba but their mode of invasion differs from one another.

b.

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason for fact that meningoencephalitis proved to be rapidly fatal in both patients.

Introduction:

Two adults flush their sinuses with untreated tap water that result in fatal meningoencephalitis. There are two most common casual organisms for causing meningoencephalitis. They are both amoebas Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba but their mode of invasion differs from one another.