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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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Prions...see BSE (bovine spongiform encephalitis, or "mad cow disease")

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It's a Prion.

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