Prions: Protein Agents of Disease — NEET Biology
🔥 Predicted for NEET 2027Prions: In modern medicine certain infectious neurological diseases were found to be transmitted by an agent consisting of 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 Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) in humans.
Adjacent to a frequently-asked paragraph in the same chapter.
Why are viroids considered more primitive than viruses?
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Correct answer: D — They lack capsid and consist only of naked RNA
Viroids are just small, naked RNA molecules without any protein coat.
What does NCERT say about Prions modern medicine certain?
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Through deep analysis of NEET and NTA, 176 of the 180 ReNEET 2026 (June 21) questions were already in the MedicNEET question bank before the exam.
176/180MedicNEET's Biology question bank is built from the same NCERT lines NTA picks repeatedly. Not random MCQs — questions crafted exactly like NTA crafts them.