Prion
Prions are infectious proteins. Examples are the well known "mad cow disease" or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE; affects cattle), scrapie (affects sheep), Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, Kuru, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, and Fatal familial insomnia. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is the disease that occurs in humans when BSE proteins from cattle enter humans.
A prion is a small infectious particle that contains a protein. These contain no DNA or RNA. These cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Scrapie in sheep and Kuru. These are deadly and progressive nerve wasting diseases.
A prion is a small infectious particle that contains a protein. These contain no DNA or RNA. These cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Scrapie in sheep and Kuru. These are deadly and progressive nerve wasting diseases.
Prions.
PrionsA prion is an infectious protein that is misfolded. These proteins can aggregate in the brain and other neural tissue, forming amyloids. Diseases associated with prions include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), scrapie, kuru, chronic wasting disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Prions are still poorly understood by researchers, and prion diseases (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) remain untreatable.
Prions are a misfolded protein and cause diseases. It can cause several central nervous system diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Fatal Familial Insomnia and Kuru in humans. Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows, mink, and cats plus Scrapie in sheep.
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An infectious agent consisting of a protein is a prion. This is a mis-folded protein. It can cause several central nervous system diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Fatal Familial Insomnia and Kuru in humans. Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows, mink, and cats plus Scrapie in sheep.
A prion is a misfolded protein that is considered an infectious agent because they cause properly folded proteins to convert into the misfolded, prion form. In humans, prions cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In cattle, prions cause mad-cow disease.
Think about it: AIDS and Herpes are VIRAL infections, and we know viruses aren't alive. And therefore non-bacterial. Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jacob diseases is transmitted via prions, by ingestion of contaminated organ tissue, typically as seen in cannibalistic cultures. Prions are no more alive than viruses. Penicillin is an anti-biotic or anti-bacterial agent. You have to ask yourself, "Are either viruses or prions bacterial in nature or form?" Your answer to that question will be the same as the answer to this homework question.
Prions • Proteinaceous infectious agents (PrP) • Prions are misfolded proteins Diseases caused by prions: • spongiform encephalopothies • BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, aka Mad Cow Disease) • CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) • kuru • scrapie in sheep Prions are only destroyed by: • incineration • autoclaving in 1N NaOH
In the US, scrapie has caused certain bloodlines to be disfavored and discontinued due to the genetic susceptibility to scrapie. In addition, flocks are monitored for the presence of scrapie and if a scrapie problem is detected the flock may be depopulated (destroyed) or the lambs have to be carefully raised by hand to get the infectious protein out of the flock.