Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) is characterized by the complete lack ofan immune system. Strains of mice have been developed thathave SCID. When SCID mice that carry genetic predisposition toprion diseases are infected with PrPsc, they do not develop priondiseases. How do these facts relate to the transmission of priondiseases?

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Immune Disorders

The collaboration between the cells and proteins that work together as a defense system against infection comprises the immune system.Each of them performs a variety of tasks to recognize and/or react against a foreign body.