The most notable diseases caused by prions are A commonly called B in cattle and its analogous variant C in humans.

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The most notable diseases caused by prions are A commonly called B in cattle and its analogous variant C in humans., A - Cr–Jacob disease; B - Mad cow disease; C - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, A - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; B - Mad cow disease; C - PSTVd, A - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; B - Mad cow disease; C - Cr–Jacob disease, A - Cr–Jacob disease; B - Mad cow disease; C - PSTVd

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Certain infectious neurological diseases were found to be transmitted by an agent consisting of the abnormally folded protein. The agent was similar in size to viruses. These agents were called prions. The most notable diseases caused by prions are bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly called mad cow disease in cattle and its analogous variant Cr–Jacob disease (CJD) in humans.

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