Prions cause damage to the brain by

a. causing normal proteins to change shape.
b. enzymatically destroying brain cells.
c. cleaving all the oxygen from that area of the
brain.
d. binding to bacteria in the brain and stimulating
them to kill tissue.
e. none of these.


Answer: a

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