NALT

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prion diseases

Topic

A group of genetic, infectious, or sporadic degenerative human and animal nervous system disorders associated with abnormal prions. In humans, these conditions generally feature dementia, ataxia, and a fatal outcome. Diseases in this category include Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome; scrapie; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; chronic wasting disease of mule deer and elk; and transmissible mink encephalopathy. Pathologic features include a spongiform encephalopathy without evidence of inflammation.

spongiform encephalopathies
subacute spongiform encephalopathy
subacute transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

30091

español

enfermedades por prión

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18995

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Creado 1/19/06, última modificación 2/25/16