All of the Following Are Ways in Which Pathogens Can

question 49

Multiple Choice

All of the following are ways in which pathogens can gain access to the central nervous system EXCEPT:

• A) dendritic transport.
• B) breaks in the meninges.
• C) via spinal taps.
• D) distortion of the blood- brain barrier.
• E) axonal transport.

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