Hello Everyone. I'm here to talk about the difference between prions, viruses, bacteria, protozoans, fungi and macro-parasites. These are all pathogens that cause diseases. I will also be giving examples of the diseases that these pathogens cause.
Prions are infectious agents which do not have a nucleic acid genome. Prion diseases are often called spongiform encephalopathies (mad cows disease) because of the post mortem appearance of the brain with large vacuoles in the cortex and cerebellum. Prion proteins are found in two forms, the wild type form (PrPc) and the mutant form (PrPsc). …
