bovine spongiform encephalopathy

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disease gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:livestock humans
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:mad_cow_disease
gptkbp:casualties	yes
gptkbp:causedBy	prion
gptkbp:controls	surveillance culling of affected animals feed restrictions
gptkbp:diagnosedBy	post-mortem brain examination
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:United_Kingdom 1986
gptkbp:humanForm	gptkb:variant_Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkbp:incubationPeriod	2-8 years
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks	United Kingdom 1980s-1990s
gptkbp:pathology	spongiform changes in brain tissue
gptkbp:prevention	feed bans
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:OIE_notifiable_disease
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:chronic_wasting_disease gptkb:scrapie
gptkbp:symptom	behavioral changes weight loss loss of coordination decreased milk production neurological degeneration
gptkbp:transmissionToHumans	consumption of contaminated beef
gptkbp:transmittedBy	contaminated feed
gptkbp:treatment	none
gptkbp:zoonotic	yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	bovine spongiform encephalopathy