“The prion is a red herring. Prions are thought to be self-replicating proteins. Some researchers believe prions are the cause of CJD and related illnesses because they have found prions in brain tissue from people with CJD and sheep with scrapie but not in normal brain tissue. A shortcoming in the prion theory is that CJD and scrapie can be transmitted without prions. Brain material from which the prion has been removed with antibodies can still infect animals. Moreover, the prion has been found in unrelated disease processes, such as Kawsaski syndrome and inclusion body myositis.
The protein that some researchers believe causes CJD and related illnesses is a reconfigured normal host protein. Studies have shown that if you take the gene for the normal protein out of the mouse, the mouse does not develop spongiform encephalopathy when injected with infectious material. The protein is likely important in the pathogenesis of the disease. Researchers have jumped to conclusions from that evidence to suggest that the protein has- to be the causative agent, and they have not considered any other possibility. It is quite possible that spiroplasmas may be inducing the formation of this prion protein to protect itself from the immune system”
Dr. Frank Bastian.
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