| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
Commonly known as "mad cow disease," BSE is a slowly progressive, incurable disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle, first diagnosed in Britain in 1986. Consumption by cattle of BSE-contaminated ruminant proteins in animal feed has been cited as one possible means of transmission. Scientists have confirmed a link between BSE in cattle and several dozen recent European cases of a human variant of BSE, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. ...
출처: ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu/glossary/glossary_allresults.a...
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| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
A disease of cattle (often called 'mad cow disease') caused by an agent that is neither a bacterium or a virus. First recognized in 1986 it has a long incubation period.
출처: www.ecifm.reading.ac.uk/glossary.htm
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| bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
Widely referred to as "mad cow disease," BSE is a chronic degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle. The disease was first diagnosed in 1986 in Great Britain. Affected animals may display changes in temperament, such as nervousness or aggression, abnormal posture, incoordination, decreased milk production or loss of body weight despite continued appetite. There is no treatment or vaccine to prevent the disease and affected cattle die. ...
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