Human Health and DiseaseHard
Question
The causative agent of mad-cow disease is a
Options
A.bacterium
B.prion
C.worm
D.virus
Solution
Prions″ are the infectiv proteinaceous particles. This term was proposed by Prusiner. The prions cause neurological diseases in animals (including humans) eg Mad cow disease in cattle and in humans it causes Kuru disease in cattle and in humans it causes Kuru disease, Kreutzfeldt-Jacob disease etc.
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