Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Protein infectious particles better known as Trions are also called as

    A)  incomplete virus  

    B)  slow virus

    C)  gemini viruses        

    D)  satellite virus

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Protein infectious protein (prions) are also known as slow viruses. A prion does not replicate itself, it causes another protein to change its shape and thereby became a prion. Dr Carleton Gajdusek and Stanley Prusines did most of work on there infections proteins and was awarded Noble Prize in 1976 and in 1977 respectively.


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