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What is unique about the infectious agent that causes Mad Cow Disease?
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∙ 13y ago
BSE is a fairly unique disease because the infectious agent is a misfolded protein called a prion, rather than a separate particle or living organism. Every cow naturally has the proteins that can become misfolded, but it is rare for the protein to become a prion.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is virtually untraceable by the body's antigens and white blood cells. It can pass through the system without being caught as a foreign body, unlike that which typically occurs with bacteria and viruses. Also, prions are extremely tiny, 1000 times smaller than the smallest bacterium body.
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