Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a disease caused by prion in a______?

cow

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potato

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sheep

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man

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Solution

The correct option is A cow
Introduction to prions

Prions are misfolded protein molecules, which become infectious due to their ability to transfer their faulty structure to their normal variants too.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a neurodegenerative disease of cows caused by prions.

Final answer

(b) cow

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