Why was Julius von Wagner-Jauregg's malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?
A. The high fever that was induced killed off the bacteria causing the observed symptoms.
B. General paresis was caused by malaria, and malarial therapy triggered an immune response that destroyed the existing infection.
C. Malarial therapy prevented the syphilis spirochetes from entering the brain.
D. There is no known treatment for general paresis.
Answer: A
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