(prions) overview of diseases caused by infectious diseases

Question 1

what are prions

Answer 1

fragments of infectious proteins

Question 2

are prions cells or viruses

Answer 2

neither

Question 3

where do prions cause disease

Answer 3

in nervous tissue

Question 4

what are some examples of diseases caused by prions

Answer 4

mad cow disease (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)

Question 5

what is mad cow disease caused by

Answer 5

spread from cows to humans by consuming infected meat