There are a range of transmissible spongiform ensephalopathies that affect the brain or other neural tissue.
A Prion
A prion.
prion
A prion.
A prion, or misfolded protein caused by genetic mutation.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is caused by abnormal prion proteins that affect the brain's structure and function. It is not caused by a traditional pathogen like a virus or bacteria.
All forms of CJD are caused by the presence of a faulty protein in the brain, called prion. Prions occur in both a normal form, which is a harmless protein found in the body's cells, and in an infectious form, which causes disease.
A pathogen is something that causes disease, like a bacteria, virus, fungus or prion for example.
Prion Prion
Antarctic Prion was created in 1789.
Fairy Prion was created in 1820.
Fulmar Prion was created in 1912.