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Which pathogenic agent is characterized by the presence of “florid plaques” on neuropathology, and causes prominent psychiatric and behavioral symptoms, painful dysesthesias, and delayed neurological signs, turning its host into a ‘zombie?’

a. Ebola virus
b. Prions
c. Trypanosome parasites
d. Rabies virus

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