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Prion Diseases

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is scrapie endemic to?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)

2.

Where is BSE endemic to?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)

3.

Where is vCJD endemic to?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)

4.

Where is Kuru endemic to?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)

5.

Where is CJD endemic to?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Worldwide (meaning it is not endemic to any one place but can occur anywhere in the world.)

6.

Why did BSE 1st emerge?

a)

from a genetic mutation

b)

from eating dead BSE cows

c)

from eating Scrapie sheep

d)

from eating contaminated grass

7.

List the order of prion diseases from OLDEST to NEWEST.

a)

Scrapie, Kuru, BSE, vCJD

b)

Scrapie, BSE, Kuru, vCJD

c)

vCJD, BSE, Kuru, Scrapie

d)

vCJD, BSE, Scrapie, Kuru

8.

All of the following are true of prion proteins except:

a)

Normal and abnormal prions have different functions

b)

Changing the shape of a protein also changes the function of that protein

c)

Normal and abnormal prions have the same function

d)

The shape of the protein determines the function of the protein

9.

CJD is a rare, genetic, degenerative brain disease.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

vCJD is a rare, genetic, degenerative brain disease.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

CJD is the same disease as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease."

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In the United States, what group possibly faces the danger of a prion disease?

a)

Sheep farmers

b)

Cow milkers

c)

Horse riders

d)

Deer hunters

13.

Prion diseases are always fatal.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Effective treatments can prolong prion diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Prion diseases can have the longest incubation periods out of all known pathogens.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Cooking meat until well-done is a very important step in preventing the transmission of mad cow disease.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

There is a vaccine for mad cow disease in cows.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What types of tissues carry the greatest risk of spreading mad cow disease to people?

a)

Fatty tissue

b)

Liver and other organ meats

c)

Muscle tissue

d)

Nervous System tissue

19.

What is the human variant of mad cow disease called?

a)

BSE

b)

CJD

c)

CWD

d)

vCJD

20.

Which prion disease would be more likely seen in the United States?

a)

BSE

b)

CJD

c)

CWD

d)

vCJD

21.

Which of the following animals is NOT known to host a prion disease?

a)

Deer

b)

Goat

c)

Mink

d)

Pig

e)

Sheep

22.

What is the proper scientific acronym for mad cow disease?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

CJD

d)

FFI

e)

GSS

23.

What is the proper scientific acronym for the prion disease which occurs in deer?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

CJD

d)

FFI

e)

GSS

24.

Which prion diseases is a genetic disease in humans? (Check all that apply)

a)

BSE

b)

CJD

c)

CWD

d)

FFI

e)

GSS

25.

What is the proper scientific acronym for all prion diseases?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

Scrapie

d)

TME

e)

TSE

26.

Which prion disease is the oldest known prion disease?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

Scrapie

d)

TME

e)

TSE

27.

Which prion disease occur in mink?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

Scrapie

d)

TME

e)

TSE

28.

Which prion disease causes a genetic disease and is characterized by a lack of sleep?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

CJD

d)

FFI

e)

GSS

29.

Which prion disease listed below mostly affects males in the population?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

CJD

d)

FFI

e)

Kuru

30.

Which prion disease listed below mostly affects women and children in the population?

a)

BSE

b)

CWD

c)

CJD

d)

FFI

e)

Kuru