Prusiner S B
Annu Rev Med. 1987;38:381-98. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.38.020187.002121.
Prions cause degenerative neurological diseases--scrapie in animals and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The novel properties and structure of the prion distinguish it from viruses.
朊病毒会引发退行性神经疾病——动物中的羊瘙痒症和人类中的克雅氏病。朊病毒的独特特性和结构使其有别于病毒。