Prion Diseases
Subtitle: Diagnosis and Pathogeneis (Special Edition of Archives of Virology, Suppl 16)
Contributors: Martin H. Groschup (Editor); Hans Kretzschmar (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9783211835302
Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Pathology; Virology; Medical / Nursing; Diseases Of Central Nervous System; Science; Medical; Prion diseases in animals; Neurology - General; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences - General; BSE; Creutzfeld-Jakob Krankheit; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Medical / Infectious Diseases; Prionen; physiopathology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Prion Diseases
First sentence: Prion diseases typically result in spongiform degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS), yet the entry point of the infectious agent (termed prion) is often through peripheral sites like the gastrointestinal tract.