Assertion: prion | /r/CapableOf | remain infectious
Facets:
value: orally
type: DEGREE
value: by the oral route of exposure
type: MANNER
value: after being exposed to treatments
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Furthermore, prions appear to remain infectious even after being exposed to treatments that destroy nucleic acids.
text: For prion disease to be transmitted via ingestion of prion contaminated soil, prions must also remain infectious by the oral route of exposure.
text: We found that prions bound to montmorillonite and whole soils remained orally infectious, and, in most cases, increased the oral transmission of disease compared to the unbound agent.