Question

Mad cow disease is caused by deformed proteins called prions. The disease is spread when meat from an infected cow is eaten. Prions can make normal proteins deform into more prions. After a few years, the brain of an infected person or cow looks like a sponge full of holes. Are prions considered organisms?

Answer 1

No.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, prions are not considered organisms because they are proteins that the infection to the surrounding cells and tissue. Prion is a type of protein that can change normal proteins in the brain into abnormal. Prion diseases can affect both humans and animals and spread to humans by eating infected meat products. So we can conclude that prions are not organisms, they are proteins.