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unconventional virus |
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unconventional 'virus' An infectious agent, formerly regarded as slow viruses, now known as prions, a small infectious particle, consisting entirely of subverted cell protein; prions cause degenerative encephalopathies in sheep
and goats–scrapie, cows–bovine spongiform encephalopathy, humans–kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. See Kuru, Prions, Slow viruses. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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