METHODS OF TREATING PRION DISEASE IN MAMMALS COMPRISING ADMINISTERING A CHAOTROPIC AGENT SUCH AS GUANIDINE, UREA OR POTASSIUM IODIDE

摘要

The invention is related to the treatment of prion-related diseases such as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in mammals by administering chaotropic agents to or inducing a hyperthermia state in the affected mammals.