WorksheetsPrion Diseases
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where is scrapie endemic to?
England
France
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)
Where is BSE endemic to?
England
France
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)
Where is vCJD endemic to?
England
France
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)
Where is Kuru endemic to?
England
France
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)
Where is CJD endemic to?
England
France
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)
Why did BSE 1st emerge?
from a genetic mutation
from eating dead BSE cows
from eating Scrapie sheep
from eating contaminated grass
List the order of prion diseases from OLDEST to NEWEST.
Scrapie, Kuru, BSE, vCJD
Scrapie, BSE, Kuru, vCJD
vCJD, BSE, Kuru, Scrapie
vCJD, BSE, Scrapie, Kuru
All of the following are true of prion proteins except:
Normal and abnormal prions have different functions
Changing the shape of a protein also changes the function of that protein
Normal and abnormal prions have the same function
The shape of the protein determines the function of the protein
CJD is a rare, genetic, degenerative brain disease.
True
False
vCJD is a rare, genetic, degenerative brain disease.
True
False
CJD is the same disease as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease."
True
False
In the United States, what group possibly faces the danger of a prion disease?
Sheep farmers
Cow milkers
Horse riders
Deer hunters
Prion diseases are always fatal.
True
False
Effective treatments can prolong prion diseases.
True
False
Prion diseases can have the longest incubation periods out of all known pathogens.
True
False
Cooking meat until well-done is a very important step in preventing the transmission of mad cow disease.
True
False
There is a vaccine for mad cow disease in cows.
True
False
What types of tissues carry the greatest risk of spreading mad cow disease to people?
Fatty tissue
Liver and other organ meats
Muscle tissue
Nervous System tissue
What is the human variant of mad cow disease called?
BSE
CJD
CWD
vCJD
Which prion disease would be more likely seen in the United States?
BSE
CJD
CWD
vCJD
Which of the following animals is NOT known to host a prion disease?
Deer
Goat
Mink
Pig
Sheep
What is the proper scientific acronym for mad cow disease?
BSE
CWD
CJD
FFI
GSS
What is the proper scientific acronym for the prion disease which occurs in deer?
BSE
CWD
CJD
FFI
GSS
Which prion diseases is a genetic disease in humans? (Check all that apply)
BSE
CJD
CWD
FFI
GSS
What is the proper scientific acronym for all prion diseases?
BSE
CWD
Scrapie
TME
TSE
Which prion disease is the oldest known prion disease?
BSE
CWD
Scrapie
TME
TSE
Which prion disease occur in mink?
BSE
CWD
Scrapie
TME
TSE
Which prion disease causes a genetic disease and is characterized by a lack of sleep?
BSE
CWD
CJD
FFI
GSS
Which prion disease listed below mostly affects males in the population?
BSE
CWD
CJD
FFI
Kuru
Which prion disease listed below mostly affects women and children in the population?
BSE
CWD
CJD
FFI
Kuru
