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What is an "Infectious Agent"?
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Something capable of spreading from individual to individual and causing disease
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What are Prions?
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A misfolded version of a normal protein
misolded proteins clump together slow neurological decline Lack DNA, RNA |
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What is CJD?
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Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
rare Prion disease in humans that occurs spontaneously or is inherited contaminated surgical equipment or human growth hormone brain deterioration |
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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"mad Cow Disease"
produces CJD in humans |
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cronic wasting disease
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occurs to elk mule and deer in the US and Canada
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Scrapie
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Prion disease
"mad sheep disease" |
