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What are prions ?

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What are prions ?

A

They are not pathogens

B

They are animal friendly

C

They are pathogens with no nucleic acid

D

None of the above

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Prions are infectious pathogens that do not contain nucleic acids. They are abnormally folded proteins are found in some diseases such as scrapie. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

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Question Text	What are prions ?
Answer Type	Text solution:1
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