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The causative agent of mad-cow disease is a:

  1. A
    bacterium
  2. B
    prion
  3. C
    worm
  4. D
    virus

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Mad-cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by abnormally folded infectious proteins called prions.

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The causative agent of mad-cow disease is a:
A
bacterium
B
prion
C
worm
D
virus

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