Question

Kuru disease is caused by the same infectious agent that causes

• A. potato spindle tuber disease
• B. bovine spongiform encephalopathy
• C. AIDS
• D. Influenza

Answer 1

The correct option is B bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Kuru disease is a neurological disorder in humans. It is caused by prions that are misfolded proteins with the ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the same protein.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that is also caused by prions. Potato spindle tuber disease is caused by viroids. AIDS and Influenza is caused by virus .