TSEs caused primarily by viruses, not prions?

[kellyb]

http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/07-01-30-02.all.html

Interesting. It's too soon to know if it's true, but I'm very curious, and hope it does turn out to be true.

I looked around to see if antivirals have ever been experimentally used in an attempt to treat TSEs, and all I could find were antifungals proving moderately effective in slowing disease progression down when given early (in mice or something).

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting discovery. I'll be interested in the follow up.