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
Malaysia
50
Republic of Ireland
69
Poland
24421
Australia
100
the Netherlands
46
Canada
113
Germany
939
the United States
1108
Austria
166
Switzerland
107
India
998
the United Kingdom
433
Nigeria
80
Ghana
32
the United Arab Emirates
37
South Africa
29
the Philippines
121