Mad cow disease in cattle and Cr Jacob disease in humans are due to infection by .
- Prion
- Bacterium
- Virus
- Viroid
Answer
(1) Prion
Solution
As per NCERT, prions are infectious agents consisting of abnormally folded protein, similar in size to viruses.
They cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease in cattle, and its analogous variant Cr–Jacob disease (CJD) in humans.
Answer: (1)