a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
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scrapie
How to use scrapie in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scrapie.
Editorial note
Kuru, Mad cow disease and scrapie come to mind.
Examples6
Definitions1
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
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Definitions
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noun
a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
Example sentences
Kuru, Mad cow disease and scrapie come to mind.
I can't recall if it was already proven that bovine CJD came from feeding them scrapie sheep?
For example, CJD comes from mad cow - so mad cow is transmissible, but scrapie seems to both arise spontaneously in flocks and be transmissible between sheep
But: susceptibility to scrapie is highly genetic and easily tested for.
[1] Brown, Paul, et al. "New studies on the heat resistance of hamster-adapted scrapie agent: threshold survival after ashing at 600°C suggests an inorganic template of replication.
> A slow-acting virus, like that of scrapie in sheep, is introduced into the human body via the tattooing needle and makes its way to the brain, where within a few years it causes the afflicted to steal cars, burgle houses, and assault people.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use scrapie in a sentence?
Kuru, Mad cow disease and scrapie come to mind.
What does scrapie mean?
a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
What part of speech is scrapie?
scrapie is commonly used as noun.