Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Q38206): Difference between revisions
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Doença do cérebro, que se suspeita ser causada por um príon associado a Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina. Esta doença é caracterizada por um longo período de incubação, sintomas psiquiátricos seguidos de déficits neurológicos, e é fatal. A transmissão pode ocorrer por ingestão de alimentos (de origem bovina) contaminados com cérebro ou medula espinal infectados de uma vaca infectada, ou transfusão de sangue. A confirmação é feita por exame patológico do cérebro. | |||
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A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterised by a long incubation period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological examination of the brain. | |||
Revision as of 02:56, 13 August 2026
A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterised by a long incubation period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological examination of the brain.
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| English | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterised by a long incubation period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological examination of the brain. |
