Bartz, J. C., Bessen, R. A., McKenzie, D., Marsh, R. F. & Aiken, J. M. Adaptation and selection of prion protein strain conformations following interspecies transmission of transmissible mink encephalopathy.
Further comparative studies of transmissible cancer genomes may indicate the mechanisms that permit cancer transmission between individuals.
The cause of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is hotly debated.
Prions are the causative infectious agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
She stressed the "much higher rates of transmissible diseases among some MSM than in the non-MSM general population".
(In Britain, cows are believed to have been infected by eating sheep with scrapie, which is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy).
All three diseases are types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, so called because of the characteristic spongelike pattern of neuronal destruction that leaves brain tissue filled with holes.
Ludlow, M. et al. Infection of lymphoid tissues in the macaque upper respiratory tract contributes to the emergence of transmissible measles virus.
Prion diseases are a diverse group of transmissible neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans as well as many animal species1,2,3,4.
A Cross-Sectional Study of Prisoners in Mexico City Comparing Prevalence of Transmissible Infections and Chronic Diseases with that in the General Population.
Firefighters who are inadequately trained could serve as a source of transmissible illnesses to patients, hospital staff or other community members.
