Scrapie of shee and Cruetzfeldt-Jacob nervous disease of humans are caused by _________

Prions

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Solution

The correct option is A Prions
Option (A) is the right answer.

Scrapie of sheep and cruetzfeldt-Jacob nervous disease of humans are caused by prions.
Scrapie is a fatal degenerative disease that affects the nervous system of sheeps and goats.
It is one of the most several transmissible spongiform encaphalopathies(TSES) and as such its target to be caused by a prion.

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