Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition

by Cowan, Marjorie Kelly

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0073402435

ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-243-7

Chapter 19 - Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System - Multiple-Choice and True-False Questions - Bloom's Levels 1 and 2: Remember and Understand - Page 587: 5

Answer

b. bird droppings

Work Step by Step

Cryptococcus neoformans is primarily transmitted by bird droppings. It mixes with dust, which affects the human when they inhale the dust particles. Thus, the correct answer is option b.

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