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Prion disease
- Prion diseases are a priority for NIAID. They are difficult to diagnose in people. Our research aims to find effective ways to diagnose and treat prion diseases.
- Degenerative Nerve Diseases ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prion Diseases)
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also known as prion diseases, are a group of rare degenerative brain disorders characterized by tiny holes that give the brain a "spongy" appearance. These holes can be ... - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Start Here ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of Health
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Alzheimer's Association)Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Start Here ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... Alzheimer's Association ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – learn about CJD symptoms, diagnosis, causes ...
- About Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)vCJD is a fatal prion disease that people get through eating beef from cows sick with BSE.
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Also Called Mad Cow Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)... illness in cows. It has been linked to prion disease in people.
- Malaria is a priority for NIAID. Malaria can cause high fever, chills, flu-like illness, and death. An estimated 3.2 billion people are at risk of malaria.
- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) comprise several diseases that have a range of effects, from extreme pain to permanent disability to death. Here are ...
- Syphilis is a priority for NIAID. Our research aims to develop better ways to diagnose and treat it. Tens of thousands people in the U.S. get new infections ...