2. What are the main human
diseases caused by prions?

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The main known human of
such type are Creutzfeldt-Jacob
disease (CJD), the and the
Gerstmann-Sträussle-Scheinken disease
(). The hypothesis that many
diseases of unknown etiological
are actually caused by -replicating
infectious proteins is strong.