Mad cow disease [electronic resource] : (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) /
by Ferreiro, Carmen.
Published by : Chelsea House Publishers, (Philadelphia :) Physical details: 1 online resource, 124 pages : color illustration ; ISBN: 0791081923; 0791083764 ; 9780791081921.
Subject(s):
Prion diseases -- Juvenile literature.
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- Juvenile literature.
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Juvenile literature.
Year: 2005
Online resources:
Item type | Location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | E-Resource Section | E-Books | 616.83 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mad cow disease--the beginning -- vCJD--the human BSE -- Spongiform encephalopathies in humans -- Scrapie and other spongiform encephalopthies in animals -- Spongiform encephalopathies are transmissible -- From slow virus to prions -- More on prions -- Mad cow disease revisited -- Glossary.
Examines mad cow disease, what causes it, how it is transmitted, and how it affects people.
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