Chronic wasting disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001318",
  "term": "Chronic wasting disease",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of deer and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein.",
  "abbreviation": "CWD",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "prion diseases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "caquexia crónica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chronic-wasting-disease/"
}