A 25 yo who is otherwise healthy comes to ED with: -high fever, nausea, vomitings , severe headaceh, focal neurologic signs and altered mental status He has recently returned form vacation at hsi lake house where he was swimming/water skiing. He has meningeal signs CSF evaluation shows presence of motile trophozoites. Serology is postive for IgG toxoplasma. 1. What condition does he have? 2. What is most likely causal organism?

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1. A 25 yo who is otherwise healthy comes to ED with: -high fever, nausea, vomitings , severe headaceh, focal neurologic signs and altered mental status He has recently returned form vacation at hsi lake house where he was swimming/water skiing. He has meningeal signs CSF evaluation shows presence of motile trophozoites. Serology is postive for IgG toxoplasma. 1. What condition does he have? 2. What is most likely causal organism?