Multiple choice

A prion is a highly infectious agent of organisms. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Prions cause neurodegenerative disease in humans.

  2. Prions are infectious agents composed solely of lipids.

  3. The accumulation of amyloid induces these pathologies in the host.

  4. Prions induce no immune reactions within the human.

  5. The protein that prions are made of (PrP) is found throughout the body, even in healthy people and animals.
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Explanation

Prions are infectious agents composed solely of glycoprotein. They are products of a human gene which accumulate in tissue as amyloid.

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