bovine spongiform encephalopathy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000890",
  "term": "bovine spongiform encephalopathy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A transmissible encephalopathy of cattle characterized by a spongiform structure of the brain tissue, and associated with abnormal prion proteins in the brain.",
  "abbreviation": "BSE",
  "synonyms": [
    "bovine spongiform encephalitis",
    "mad cow disease"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "prion diseases",
    "cattle diseases",
    "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "encefalopatía espongiforme bovina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy/"
}