The spongioform encephalopathies cover a spectrum of diseases in humans and can affect several other animal species.
Hereditary human spongioform encephalopathies:
(1) familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(2) Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease
(3) familial fatal insomnia
Acquired human spongioform encephalopathies:
(1) classic (sporadic) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(2) sporadic familial fatal insomnia
(3) variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease associated with bovine spongioform encephalopathy
(4) kuru
Veterinary Forms
Species
bovine spongioform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
bovine (cows)
scrapie
sheep
chronic wasting disease
deer and elk
transmissible feline encephalopathy
cats
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Neurology
