👉 Prionorhynchus is a type of prion, or abnormal protein that can cause a variety of diseases, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). These diseases are caused by the infection of the brain with a prion protein. Prions are believed to be formed when an organism becomes infected with a pathogen, such as a virus or bacteria, which then enters the host's cells and hijacks the host's machinery to
