Mad Cow Diseases
《英文msh詞典》Mad Cow Diseases
[入口詞] Mad Cow Diseases
[主題詞] Encephalopathy,Bovine Spongiform
[英文釋義] 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)