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A 45-Year-Old Man Had Mental Degeneration After a Prolonged but Inapparent

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A 45-year-old man had mental degeneration after a prolonged but inapparent infection. At autopsy, a subacute spongiform encephalopathy is found. What is the nature of the most likely causative agent?


A) Acid-fast organism
B) Dimorphic fungus
C) DNA virus
D) Viroid
E) Prion

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