Which disease of man is similar with cattle’s, bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
(a) encephalitis
(b) Jacob-cruitzfeit disease
(c) spongiocitis of cerebrum
(d) spondylitis.
option b: Jacob-cruitzfeit disease in man similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) caused by prions
neurodegenerative, fatal brain syndrome caused by a prion
prion proteins causes misfolding of normal proteins in the brain causes holes in the brain tissue (resembles sponge under microscope)
effects one person in every billion
this disease can be inheritable (5-10%)
symptoms : memory loss, behavioural changes, in cordination, hallucinations, double vision etc
diagnosis: only through brain biopsy. most of the times it is based on the patients history
treatment: no effective treatment available to cure this disease
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