 Wasting Disease, Chronic
"Wasting Disease, Chronic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of DEER and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein (PRIONS).
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D034081
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.228.800.858 C10.574.843.925 C22.955
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