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Prions

The word prion is derived from ‘protinaceous infectious particle’. Prions have neither DNA nor RNA to transmit infection.

Prions

The word prion is derived from ‘protinaceous infectious particle’. Prions have neither DNA nor RNA to transmit infection. A prion is a mutted form of a usually harmless protein. Prions cause diseases by affecting brain or neural tissue. Eg. Creutzfeldt-Jackob disease. Another example is Kuru- associated with cannibalism.


 

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