MeSH definition : A fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus,
debility, and locomotor incoordination. It is caused by proteinaceous infectious particles
called PRIONS.;
MeSH synonym : rida;
MeSH annotation : a prion dis; usually animal: check tag ANIMAL; if in sheep, coord IM with SHEEP (NIM)
but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES; if in goats, coord IM with GOAT DISEASES (IM)
& GOATS (NIM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapie;
A fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus,
debility, and locomotor incoordination. It is caused by proteinaceous infectious particles
called PRIONS.