NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIROIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The standard treatment for a prion disease is
A
antibiotic
B
antiviral
C
antihelminthic
D
antiaminic
E
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Treatment of prion diseases remains supportive; no specific therapy has been shown to stop the progression of these diseases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why are prion diseases so hard to treat? Unlike bacteria and viruses, prion diseases are irreversible and can not be overcome by the body’s immune system. As of yet, there are no medical drugs or other types of advances for the treatment of prion diseases.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the prions were exposed to the antibiotic, they became less resistant to digestion by enzymes. The greater the dose, the less resistant the prions became to enzymatic digestion and, therefore, removal.

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