What are prions and what do they cause?

How do prions infect the body and cause disease?

  • Answer:

    Prions are protein matrices that self replicate. they are not alive and are not easily denatured using heat. Example = "mad cow disease" These matrices can become quite large and cause inflammation and then necrotic areas in the body.

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