Which one of the following is NOT a neuroparasite?: (A) Taenia solium, (B) Acanthamoeba, (C) Naegleria, (D) Trichinella spiralis
Answer is D. (D) Trichinella spiralis # Naegleria cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis> Acanthamoeba causes granulomatous Amoebic encephalitis.> Taenia solium causes neurocysticercosis.# Trichinella spiralis causes trichinellosis. While most infection are mild and asymptomatic, heavy infections can cause severe enteritis, periorbital edema, myositis and (infrequently) death.