2023TrialMultiple choice
Q13
1 mark
Question
Certain diseases can be caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with a pathogen that is a misfolded protein. This type of pathogen is a:
(A) prion
(B) plasmid
(C) parasite
(D) virus
Syllabus alignment
Module 7 · Infectious Disease
- Causes of Infectious DiseaseDescribe infectious diseases caused by microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens.