Chronic Wasting Disease

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).

Also Known As:

Wasting Disease, Chronic

Infections: 526564
- Central Nervous System Infections: 1390
  - Prion Diseases: 5345
    - Chronic Wasting Disease: 325
Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: 42472
  - Prion Diseases: 5345
    - Chronic Wasting Disease: 325
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4213
  - Central Nervous System Infections: 1390
    - Prion Diseases: 5345
      - Chronic Wasting Disease: 325
Animal Diseases: 416
- Chronic Wasting Disease: 325
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
- Pathologic Processes: 10023
  - Disease Attributes: 18
    - Chronic Disease: 25762
      - Chronic Wasting Disease: 325

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