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Is BSE Caused by a VIRUS?
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<blockquote data-quote="skcatlman" data-source="post: 333107" data-attributes="member: 5562"><p>OT just a dream at this point. In an attempt to explain what a prion is it is called a protien, but if you have seen what a prion looks like under electronmicroscopy and compare it to a virus they are very different. The easiest way to explain it is a prion is like the attachment structure on an virus, made of animo acids which attaches and infilterates a cell and downloads it genetic code for replication.that is the easiest way for me to explain it.</p><p> So the chance of developing a vaccine are not realisticat this time, a prion is not like a bacteria or virus. it replicates similarly but there is no cell wall to attack like in a bacteria, it is a series of amino acids which would be tough create an immune reponse that won't kill the host oranism. i'm not saying it is impossible just very difficult and with variations even tougher. I am not a microbiologist but I have taken courses in university to have this basic knowledge. If you want to know more contact a serious scientis studying prions to explain it more comprehensively.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skcatlman, post: 333107, member: 5562"] OT just a dream at this point. In an attempt to explain what a prion is it is called a protien, but if you have seen what a prion looks like under electronmicroscopy and compare it to a virus they are very different. The easiest way to explain it is a prion is like the attachment structure on an virus, made of animo acids which attaches and infilterates a cell and downloads it genetic code for replication.that is the easiest way for me to explain it. So the chance of developing a vaccine are not realisticat this time, a prion is not like a bacteria or virus. it replicates similarly but there is no cell wall to attack like in a bacteria, it is a series of amino acids which would be tough create an immune reponse that won't kill the host oranism. i'm not saying it is impossible just very difficult and with variations even tougher. I am not a microbiologist but I have taken courses in university to have this basic knowledge. If you want to know more contact a serious scientis studying prions to explain it more comprehensively. [/QUOTE]
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