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What are Prions? Explain briefly.

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Answer 1

Prion, an abnormal form of a normally harmless protein found in the brain that is responsible for a variety of fatal neurodegenerative diseases of animals, including humans, called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The infectious disease kuru was once prevalent in people of the Fore tribe of New Guinea.

Answer 2

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Prion: 
1) Its a small proteinaceous infectious disease- causing agent that is believed to be the smallest infectious particle.


2). A prion is neither bacterial nor fungal nor viral and contains no genetic material.


3) Prions have been held responsible for a number of degenerative brain diseases, such as mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease, fatal familial insomnia, kuru, and an unusual form of hereditary dementia known as Gertsmann-Straeussler-Scheinker disease.

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