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Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
Nervous System Diseases > Neurodegenerative Diseases > Prion Diseases > Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
Animal Diseases > Cattle Diseases > Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform

Preferred term

Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
  • BSEs (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
  • Encephalitis, Bovine Spongiform
  • Mad Cow Disease
  • Mad Cow Diseases
  • Spongiform Encephalopathy, Bovine

Note

  • if transmitted to man, coord IM (with probably /transm) with specific brain or other neurol dis in text (IM); if transmitted to another species of animal, coord IM (with probably /transm) with animal/dis precoord (IM) and specific animal IM or NIM

Scope note

  • A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cattle associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain. Affected animals develop excitability and salivation followed by ATAXIA. This disorder has been associated with consumption of SCRAPIE infected ruminant derived protein. This condition may be transmitted to humans, where it is referred to as variant or new variant CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME. (Vet Rec 1998 Jul 25;143(41):101-5)

History note

  • 1992

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016643

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