The Causative Agent of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

question 23

Multiple Choice

The causative agent of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

• A)is a nucleic acid.
• B)is destroyed by standard autoclaving procedures.
• C)is usually transmitted via urine.
• D)causes microscopic vacuoles in the brain of an infected person.
• E)all of the above.

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