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Creutzfeldt Jakob disease , Kuru , Scrapie and Mad cow diseases are caused by

Option: 1

Viroids


Option: 2

Retroviruses


Option: 3

Prions


Option: 4

DNA viruses


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Prions:

  • Prions are infectious protein particles.
  • These were discovered by Stanley Prusiner while they were working on scrapie disease of sheep and mad cow disease.
  • These cause Scrapie disease of Sheep and Mad cow disease of Cow and
  • Prions also cause Kuru (laughing death) disease, Mad cow disease, Alzheimer's disease etc.
     

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease , Kuru , Scrapie and Mad cow diseases are caused by prions.

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