What are Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)?
TSE is an acronym for Transmissble spongiform encephalopathy, which means: Sponge encephalopathy can be transmitted.
TSE
(Can spread Spongiform Encephalopathy)
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- Chinese name
- Spongiform encephalopathy
- Foreign name
- Transmissble spongiform encephalopathy
- Short name
- TSE
- Main features
- Dementia, empty brain in post-mortem
- TSE is an acronym for Transmissble spongiform encephalopathy, which means: Sponge encephalopathy can be transmitted.
- This is a general term for a class of progressive, incurable, fatal diseases caused by prions.
- Main features: dementia, hollow brain during autopsy.
- Transmission: When one mammal eats the brain or spinal cord of another mammal, it can spread. [1]