Which of the following is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy?
A) botulism
B) variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
C) Hansen's disease
D) arboviral encephalitis
E) African sleeping sickness
B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Prion Disease
Learning Outcome: 20.22
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