The prototypic prion disease found is scrapie . the epidemic of bse in england and the newly found vcjd in human attracted more attention to prion diseases and the disease - causing proteins 羊瘙痒症是最早发现的朊蛋白病，而疯牛病在英国的流行以及新近发现的新变种的人类雅各布氏病引起研究者们对朊蛋白疾病及其致病蛋白的更大关注。
