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

Preferred term

chronic wasting disease

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of deer and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • CWD (chronic wasting disease)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25890

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