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transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Genetics
DEF

A group of diseases, which can be transmitted from one animal to another and cause degeneration of nerve cells in the brain of the sufferer, and pronounced and degenerating ataxia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Génétique
DEF

Ensemble de maladies apparentées qui se transmettent d'un animal à l'autre et se traduisent par l'atrophie de certaines zones du cerveau et un tissu cérébral qui prend l'apparence d'une éponge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Genética
DEF

Grupo de enfermedades que afectan [...] a los animales, caracterizadas por largos períodos de incubación y curso progresivo, que causan degeneración del sistema nervioso central y producen cambios espongiformes en estos tejidos.

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