Also known as BSE, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow diseases, mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalitis
counterpart in cattle to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal brain disease in cattle that is closely related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which affects humans. It matters because the disease can spread to people who consume infected beef, making it a significant public health concern.
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牛海绵状脑病(英語:Bovine spongiform encephalopathy,缩写:BSE),俗稱瘋牛症、疯牛病或狂牛症(Mad cow disease),是由传染因子引起,屬於牛的一种进行性神经系统的传染性疾病,此疾病是一種傳染性海綿狀腦病。该病的主要特征是牛脑发生海绵状病变,并伴随大脑功能退化,临床表现为神经错乱、运动失调、痴呆和死亡。 这种疾病据信是由于朊毒體(prion)引起的,并且可以通过喂食含有疾病的动物骨粉传播。人类中的朊毒體疾病之一,变种克雅二氏病(vCJD)被认为可以通过食用带有疯牛症的牛腦或其結締組織感染。另一种在麝鹿中发现的相关的疾病包括。1996年3月20日,英国首次官方证实了瘋牛症病例。
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