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Descriptor English:   Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform 
Descriptor Spanish:   Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina 
Synonyms English:   BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
BSEs (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Encephalitis, Bovine Spongiform
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Diseases
Spongiform Encephalopathy, Bovine  
Tree Number:   C01.207.800.260
C10.228.228.800.260
C10.574.843.300
C22.196.250
Definition English:   A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cattle associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain. Affected animals develop excitability and salivation followed by ATAXIA. This disorder has been associated with consumption of SCRAPIE infected ruminant derived protein. This condition may be transmitted to humans, where it is referred to as variant or new variant CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME. (Vet Rec 1998 Jul 25;143(41):101-5) 
Indexing Annotation English:   if transmitted to man, coord IM (with probably /transm) with specific brain or other neurol dis in text (IM); if transmitted to another species of animal, coord IM (with probably /transm) with animal/dis precoord (IM) + specific animal IM or NIM; DF ENCEPH BOVINE SPONGIFORM
History Note English:   1992 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RT radiotherapy
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   30133 
Unique Identifier:   D016643 

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