The Prion Quiz

<p>Weight loss, subtle behavioral changes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2-4 years (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BSE (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culling of animals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atypical scrapie (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CWD (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CWD (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their impact on human health (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CWD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A prion is a completely novel infectious agent that is formed when the PrPC molecule misfolds into the PrPSc molecule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prion diseases are neurological disorders that result in neuronal loss and are invariably fatal. They have very long incubation periods and can be spontaneously occurring, inherited, or acquired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sheep, goats, mink, deer, elk, cattle, cats, and exotic ungulates are all affected by veterinary prion diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clinical signs of prion diseases in animals include weight loss, subtle behavioral changes, licking lips, grinding teeth, scratching, posture and gait abnormalities, ataxia, tremors, and sudden death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The major concerns regarding prion diseases include their zoonotic potential, the difficulty of controlling their spread due to environmental secretion, and the impact on wildlife populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selective breeding for resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fairly few cases seen</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whether they are zoonotic or not</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The secretion of prions into the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atypical scrapie</p> Signup and view all the answers