Spongiform Encephalopathies Are _______

question 58

Multiple Choice

Spongiform encephalopathies are _______.

• A) associated with abnormal, transmissible, protein in the brain
• B) chronic, fatal infections of the nervous system
• C) caused by prions
• D) Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, kuru, and Gertsmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
• E) All of the choices are correct.

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