sheep spongiform encephalopathy

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• spongiform encephalopathy — n any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the development of spongiform lesions and by deterioration in neurological functioning see BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY, TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY * * * any …   Medical dictionary

• spongiform encephalopathy — any one of a group of rapidly progressive degenerative neurological diseases that include scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle, and kuru, Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, and Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker syndrome in… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy — with BSE. A notable feature of such disease is the inability of the infected animal to stand.Source: APHIS] Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as Mad Cow Disease (MCD), is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in cattle, that… …   Wikipedia

• bovine spongiform encephalopathy — n a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep and goats, and prob. caused by a prion transmitted by infected tissue in food abbr. BSE called also mad cow disease * * * a… …   Medical dictionary

• bovine spongiform encephalopathy — /spun jeuh fawrm / a fatal dementia of cattle, thought to be caused by the prion proteins implicated in Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. Also called mad cow disease. * * * ▪ pathology also called  mad cow disease        a fatal neurodegenerative… …   Universalium

• bovine spongiform encephalopathy — noun Date: 1987 a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep and goats, and probably caused by a prion transmitted by infected tissue in food abbreviation BSE; called also …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bovine spongiform encephalopathy — ˈspənjiˌfȯrm noun Etymology: spongiform spongelike from spongi + form : a progressive fatal disease of the central nervous system of adult domestic cattle that resembles scrapie of sheep and goats and is prob. caused by a prion transmitted by… …   Useful english dictionary

• Scottish Blackface (sheep) — The Scottish Blackface is the most common breed of domestic sheep in the United Kingdom. This tough and adaptable breed is often found in the more exposed locations, such as the Scottish Highlands or roaming on the moors of Dartmoor. It is also… …   Wikipedia

• transmissible mink encephalopathy — miŋk n a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of mink that resembles scrapie and that has been transmitted experimentally to mink by injecting or feeding them with infected tissue from sheep …   Medical dictionary

• Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …   Universalium

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary