What are prions?

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(C) Prions are abnormally folded proteins that can induce normal proteins to misfold into the same infectious shape.They are known to cause several ne

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(C) Prions are abnormally folded proteins that can induce normal proteins to misfold into the same infectious shape.They are known to cause several neurological diseases in animals,such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy $(BSE)$ in cattle and its analogous variant in humans.Unlike viruses or viroids,prions do not contain any nucleic acids ($DNA$ or $RNA$).

List-$A$	List-$B$
$(a)$ Citrus canker	$(i)$ Fungi
$(b)$ Spongiform encephalopathy	$(ii)$ Prion
$(c)$ Herpes	$(iii)$ Virus
$(d)$ Red rot	$(iv)$ Bacteria

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