1/26/2016 Reported cases of rabies in animals Reported cases of rabies in animals 31,7 Bats 273% 25.0 Foxes5.5% Cats 4.2% D09s14 ■Wd Horses mules 0.8% Domestic 01020304050 是Skunk Racoon d ba nGega t h Fungal Diseases of the Nervous Cryptococcus neoformans Meningitis System (Cryptococcosis) Learning Objective Soil fungus associated with pigeon and chicken droppings Identify the causative agent,reservoir, Transmitted by the respiratory route symptoms,and treatment for through dried contaminated droppings crypfococcosis. In the immunocompromised,such as AIDS patients,it spreads through blood to the CNS ·Mortality of up to30% Treatment:amphotericin B and flucytosine 101/26/2016 10 Reported cases of rabies in animals Reported cases of rabies in animals Fungal Diseases of the Nervous System Learning Objective Identify the causative agent, reservoir, symptoms, and treatment for cryptococcosis. Cryptococcus neoformans Meningitis (Cryptococcosis) • Soil fungus associated with pigeon and chi k d i hicken droppings • Transmitted by the respiratory route through dried contaminated droppings • In the immunocompromised, such as AIDS ppg atients, it spreads through blood to the CNS • Mortality of up to 30% • Treatment: amphotericin B and flucytosine