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Definition of Bovine spongiform encephalitis

1. Noun. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation.

Medical Definition of Bovine spongiform encephalitis

1. A neuro-degenerative disease found in domestic cattle which is related to a number of other similar diseases found in other animal species, including humans. The most well-known of these other diseases are scrapie, found in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, found in humans. The family of diseases is caused by an abnormally-configured protein called a prion. The function of the protein in its normal configuration is not certain. The diseases are similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans, except the progressive loss of brain function is more rapid. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis

Literary usage of Bovine spongiform encephalitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trade and Regulatory Reform: Insights from Country Experience by Oecd (2001)
"... Banking Supervision BIS Bank for International Settlements BSE bovine spongiform encephalitis CAB conformity assessment body Caricom Caribbean Community ..."

2. Social Sciences for Knowledge and Decision Making by Oecd (2001)
"... was that the debate about genetically modified food coincided with the scandal over bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE, or "mad cow" disease). ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Health Hints for the International Traveler New text for bovine spongiform encephalitis. Information expanded for portable water filters and environmental ..."

4. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"Prion diseases, like bovine's spongiform encephalitis, or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, are due to the aggregation of prion proteins. I suspect that most, ..."

5. Emerging Markets for Family Farms: Opportunities to Prosper Through Social by Kelly O'Neill (1997)
"Concerns over possible linkages between animal byproducts used as livestock feed, bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), and human health problems also have ..."

6. Foodborne Disease in OECD Countries: Present State and Economic Costs by Jocelyne Rocourt, Gerald Moy, Katherine A. Vierk, Jørgen Schlundt, World Health Organization, Richard Tiffin (2003)
"... and the transfer of antibiotic resistance to humans, as well as the ongoing concerns about bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) are just a few examples. ..."

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