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Prion Profile
| Nature of the Agent | infectious protein |
| Genome | no genetic material |
| Human Diseases | Kuru, CJD, vCJD |
| General Symptoms | neurodegenerative condition that leads to psychiatric problems, instability, and immobility |
| Incubation | long; may take many years for symptoms to appear as plaques form in brain |
| Outcome | death |
| Epidemiology | vCJD has emerged in England and spread worldwide through beef trade, Kuru has been focused among the Fore of Papua New Guinea |
| Treatment and Prevention | no treatment at present, may be prevented by avoiding consumption of infected nerve tissue |
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