Definition of scrapie
:a usually fatal prion disease of sheep and goats characterized by twitching, excitability, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis
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Mad cow disease first showed up in cattle after they were given feed and bone meal from sheep, including some that had been infected with another prion animal disease — scrapie.
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To some hunters, messages are mixed Chronic wasting is part of a family of diseases that includes mad cow in cattle, scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans.
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A number of studies indicated that bone meal contaminated with scrapie prions passed the prions to cows.
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A number of studies indicated that bone meal contaminated with scrapie prions passed the prions to cows.
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A number of studies indicated that bone meal contaminated with scrapie prions passed the prions to cows.
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A number of studies indicated that bone meal contaminated with scrapie prions passed the prions to cows.
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These mysterious misfolded proteins are thought to cause kuru, scrapie, and mad cow disease, as well as the fatal insomnia referred to in the title.
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Origin and Etymology of scrapie
SCRAPIE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of scrapie for English Language Learners
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: a usually fatal brain disease that affects sheep
Medical Dictionary
scrapie
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noun
scra·pie
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ˈskrā-pē
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medical Definition of scrapie
:a usually fatal prion disease of sheep and goats that is characterized by twitching, excitability, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis
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