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单词 prion disease
释义

prion disease

noun

: any of a group of spongiform encephalopathies that are caused by prions and that include bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, scrapie, and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

called also transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At present, there are no cures available to treat prion disease. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 June 2022 It’s a prion disease with similarities to mad cow disease, which is scientifically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2021 His family farm is in Richland County, Wisconsin, one of over 30 counties in that state dealing with positive cases of the fatal prion disease, which commonly infects elk and deer. Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2021 The claim originates from a paper (likely not peer-reviewed) published earlier this year that asserts the mRNA component of the vaccine causes prion disease. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2018 Neither approach appears likely to work for prion disease. Scientific American, 29 Feb. 2020 People who have suffered from prion diseases will not be eligible. Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019 Inspired by the success in Huntington’s, Vallabh and Minikel’s team has partnered with Ionis to, it is hoped, develop ASO therapies for prion diseases. Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2019 Unlike the situation with the camel prion disease, BSE doesn’t easily jump from animal to animal. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

prion disease

noun

: any of a group of spongiform encephalopathies that are caused and transmitted by prions and that include bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, fatal familial insomnia, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, kuru, scrapie, and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

called also transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

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