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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) Other names: Prion disease: Micrograph showing spongiform degeneration (vacuoles that appear as holes in tissue sections) in the cerebral cortex of a patient who had died of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. H&E stain, scale bar = 30 microns (0.03 mm). Specialty: Infectious diseases Symptoms
This disease caused the affected animals to "lie down, bite at their feet and legs, rub their backs against posts, fail to thrive, stop feeding and finally become lame". [139] The disease was also observed to have the long incubation period that is a key characteristic of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Although the cause of ...
Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (20 P) Pages in category "Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
These are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies like: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle; Chronic wasting disease in deer; Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and its variant; Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome; Kuru; Scrapie in sheep and goat; Transmissible mink encephalopathy; Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy
Scrapie – fatal neurodegenerative disease in sheep, not transmissible to humans; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow disease) – fatal neurodegenerative disease in cows, which can be transmitted to humans by ingestion of brain, spinal, or digestive tract tissue of an infected cow; Kuru – TSE in humans, transmitted via funerary ...
Scrapie (/ ˈ s k r eɪ p i /) is a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the nervous systems of sheep and goats. [1] It is one of several transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), and as such it is thought to be caused by a prion. [2] [3] Scrapie has been known since at least 1732 and does not appear to be transmissible to humans.
Kuru, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, is a disease of the nervous system that causes physiological and neurological effects which ultimately lead to death. It is characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, or loss of coordination and control over muscle movements. [11] [12]
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] Early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes, poor coordination, and visual disturbances. [ 4 ]