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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Chronic Disease > Wasting Disease, Chronic
Animal Diseases > Wasting Disease, Chronic
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Wasting Disease, Chronic
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Prion Diseases > Wasting Disease, Chronic
Nervous System Diseases > Neurodegenerative Diseases > Prion Diseases > Wasting Disease, Chronic

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Wasting Disease, Chronic  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chronic Wasting Disease

Scope note

  • A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of DEER and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein (PRIONS).

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D034081

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