Question

What disease is caused by a Prion?

Answer 1

Prions: These are virus-like organisms made up of a prion protein.

1. Prions attack nerve cells producing neurodegenerative brain disease.
2. Prion diseases include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or "mad cow" disease) in cattle
3. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, scrapie in sheep, and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer, elk, moose, and reindeer.