Prions in humans and animals
- 714 pages
- 25 hours of reading
Aimed at students and researchers, this work covers various aspects of prion diseases (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies), from their history, microbiology and pathology to their transmissibility and prevention. It also describes diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, mad cow disease (BSE), chronic wasting disease and scrapie.
