Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 64%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A patient diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseA patient has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow disease). The nurse recognizes this disease is caused by a:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by prions, misfolded proteins that induce normal proteins to misfold, leading to neurodegenerative disease.