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.
List of Contents
Prion Protein and the Molecular Features of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy AgentsPast, Present and Future of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in France
Pathology and Pathogenesis of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 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.
Harris, David A.
| ISBN | 978-3-642-05756-4 |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9783642057564 |
| Media type | Book |
| Edition number | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004 |
| Copyright year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | VII, 222 pages |
| Illustrations | VII, 222 p. |
| Language | English |
