Which infectious agent causes diseases that are the most difficult to cure?
bacteria
virus
fungus
prion
All known prion diseases affect the structure of the brain or other neural tissue and all are currently untreatable and universally fatal. This includes bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease") in cattle and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans.
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Answers by country
bacteria
virus
fungus
prion
answers
Italy
38
Pakistan
143
Greece
38
Republic of Ireland
70
Malaysia
50
Poland
24513
Australia
101
the Netherlands
46
Canada
113
Germany
962
the United States
1121
Austria
168
Switzerland
111
India
1002
the United Kingdom
434
Nigeria
80
Ghana
32
the United Arab Emirates
37
South Africa
30
the Philippines
121