Infectious diseases of the nervous system include those that affect the meninges only (meningitis), those that affect both the meninges and the brain (meningoencephalitis), and those that affect the brain only (encephalitis).  From the list below, identify the disease and its classification that is mismatched.

A. Naegleria fowleri infection; meningoencephalitis
B. African sleeping sickness; encephalitis
C. Valley Fever; meningitis
D. La Crosse Virus infection; encephalitis
E. polio; meningitis


Answer: E

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