The Pathological Protein Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases

Prions are an entirely new class of pathogens, and scientists are just beginning to understand them. This book tells the strange story of their discovery, and the medical controversies that swirl around them

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yam, Philip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Copernicus 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A Death in Devizes
  • One in a Million
  • The Cannibals’ Laughing Death
  • Connecting the Holes
  • The Birth of the Prion
  • Family Curses
  • On the Prion Proving Grounds
  • Consuming Fears
  • Mad Cow’s Human Toll
  • Keeping the Madness Out
  • Scourge of the Cervids
  • Misadventures in Medicine
  • Searching for Cures
  • Laying Odds