NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What is the most notable disease caused by prions in cattle?
Options
- AMad cow disease
- BCr-Jacob disease
- CBovine spongiform encephalopathy
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Step-by-step solution
In modern medicine certain infectious neurological diseases were found to be transmitted by an agent consisting of abnormally folded protein. The agent was similar in size to viruses. These agents were called prions. The most notable diseases caused by prions are bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly called mad cow disease in cattle andits analogous variant Cr–Jacob disease (CJD) in humans.