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Give examples of human diseases caused by viruses.
What is a prion and viron?
Are prion and virons viruses?
Give examples of human or animal diseases caused by prions and what organisms are affected.
Book: Biology (Campbell)
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Urry. Cain. Wasserman. Minorsky. Reece
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ANSWER) Some of the human diseases caused by viruses are:
AIDS caused by HIV virus
Influenza caused by Influenza virus.
COVID-19 caused by Corona virus
ANSWER) Prions are described as the disease causing proteins. Whereas the virions are the viruses.
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