NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Find out the correctly matched option of the causative agent and their disease.
Options
- APrion - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- BVirus - Citrus Canker disease
- CViroids - Cr-Jacob disease in human
- DBacteria - Small pox
Correct answer
A. Prion - 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. These agents were called prions. They cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly called mad cow disease in cattle. Citrus canker disease is caused by bacteria Xanthomonas citri. Cr-Jacob disease (CJD) in humans is also caused by prions. Small pox disease is caused by virus Variolla.