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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. nervous system diseases
  5. prion diseases
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. infectious diseases and infestations
  5. infectious diseases
  6. prion diseases
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. infectious diseases and infestations
  5. infectious diseases
  6. prion diseases

Preferred term

prion diseases

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A group of genetic, infectious, or sporadic degenerative human and animal nervous system disorders associated with abnormal prions. In humans, these conditions generally feature dementia, ataxia, and a fatal outcome. Diseases in this category include Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome; scrapie; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; chronic wasting disease of mule deer and elk; and transmissible mink encephalopathy. Pathologic features include a spongiform encephalopathy without evidence of inflammation.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • spongiform encephalopathies
  • subacute spongiform encephalopathy
  • subacute transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
  • transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
  • TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18995

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