prion disease

noun

Definition of prion disease

: 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

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Recent Examples on the Web 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 — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2021 The claim originates from a paper (likely not peer-reviewed) published earlier this year that asserts the mRNA component of the vaccine causes prion disease.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 Once the prions were passed to cows, the cows developed a prion disease of their own (mad cow disease). — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 25 May 2018 See More

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prion disease

noun

Medical Definition of prion disease

: 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