Mad Cow Disease and Related Spongiform Encephalopathies
Mad Cow Disease and Related Spongiform Encephalopathies
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has become the most publicly recognizable example of a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases caused by proteinaceous infectious particles called prions. The contributors to this volume, all internationally recognized experts in their fields, provide an introduction to prion biology, followed by reviews of the latest information on BSE, vCJD, and chronic wasting disease, an animal prion disease that has recently emerged in North America.
Preface
Prion Protein and the Molecular Features of TSE AgentsPast, Present and Future of BSE in France
Pathology and Pathogenesis of BSE and Scrapie
Public Health and the BSE Epidemic
Clinical Features of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Neuropathology and Molecular Biology of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
The Epidemiology of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease of Cervids
Subject Index.
Harris, D. A.
| ISBN | 978-3-540-20107-6 |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9783540201076 |
| Media type | Book |
| Copyright year | 2004 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | VII, 222 pages |
| Illustrations | VII, 222 p. |
| Language | English |
