Question
Biology Question on biological classification
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a disease caused by prions in a.....
A
cow
B
sheep
C
man
D
potato
Answer
cow
Explanation
Solution
Answer (a) cow
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is also called mad cow disease and is a transmissible neurodegenerative disease that will affect the cattle. The prior proteins are abnormal. The mode of transmission is by consumption of cattle products that are contaminated by infected nervous system tissues. They can be easily transmitted to humans and prevention measures are taken. This includes the removal of specified risk materials from the cattles.