Assertion: kuru | /r/CreatedBy | prion
Facets:
value: like cjd
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Instead, kuru, like scrapie in sheep, is caused by a prion (a term derived from “proteinaceous infectious particle.
text: Kuru has very similar symptoms to CJD, and like CJD, is caused by a prion.
text: Instead, most now think that kuru is caused by a prion, a type of protein that can cause infection.
text: Kuru is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, caused by prions, which cause abnormal folding of specific proteins mostly found in the brain.
text: Kuru is a rare, orally transmitted, incurable neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by prions.