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MALADIE INFECTION LENTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Kuru is a slow-virus disease, once prevalent in New Guinea and rarely seen now. Kuru causes neurodegenerative changes similar to another slow virus disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, whose distribution is worldwide. In addition, similar slow-virus diseases appear in sheep as scrapie, mink as mink encephalopathy, and in cows as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease has been found with increased incidence in North Africa where sheepbrains and eyes are a common part of the diet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Maladie du système nerveux qui se caractérise par la longueur de l'incubation, le développement lent et irréversible des symptômes conduisant à la mort, des lésions localisées au système nerveux et la possibilité de transmission.

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