Spongiform Encephalopathies Are ________

question 7

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-Jakob disease,kuru,and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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