transmissible neurodegenerative disease
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs, also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions that affect the brain and nervous system of animals. According to the most widespread hypothesis they are transmitted by prions,… … Wikipedia
prion disease — any of a group of fatal, transmissible neurodegenerative diseases caused by abnormalities of prion protein metabolism, which may result from mutations in the prion protein gene or from infection with pathogenic isoforms of the protein (see prion) … Medical dictionary
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease — Classification and external resources Tonsil biopsy in variant CJD. Prion Protein immunostaining. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — /kroyts felt yah kawp/, Pathol. a rare, usually fatal brain disorder caused by an unidentified pathogen and characterized by progressive dementia, blindness, and involuntary movements. Also, Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. Also called Jakob… … Universalium
TND — term normal delivery * * * transmissible neurodegenerative disease; see prion disease, under disease … Medical dictionary
Prion — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Prion Diseases (TSEs) ICD10 = A81 ICD9 = ICD9|046 A prion (IPAEng|ˈpriːɒn [OED|Prion] Audio|Pronunciation prion.ogg|listen) is thought to be an infectious agent that, according to current scientific consensus, is… … Wikipedia
Mark Purdey — John Mark Purdey (December 25, 1953 – November 12, 2006) was a British organic farmer who came to public attention in the 1980s, when he began to circulate his own theories regarding the causes of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow… … Wikipedia
Proteopathy — (Proteo [ pref . protein] ; pathy [ suff . disease] ; proteopathies pl .; proteopathic adj .) is the abnormal accumulation and toxicity of proteins in certain disease states.cite journal | author = Walker LC and LeVine H | title = The cerebral… … Wikipedia
Prusiner, Stanley B. — ▪ American biochemist in full Stanley Ben Prusiner born May 28, 1942, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. American neurologist whose discovery of the disease causing protein called prion in 1982 won him the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine … Universalium
