Which disease of man is similar to cattle's bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
- Spongiocitis of cerebrum
- Encephalitis
- Spondylitis
- Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease
Answer
(4) Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease
Solution
As per NCERT, prions (abnormally folded infectious proteins) cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, in cattle.
⇒ Its analogous disease in humans is Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD).
Answer: (4)