transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
group of brain diseases induced by prion proteins
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Summary
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 12,248 Wikipedia views per month (designated intractable rare disease category, ranking #28 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: rare disease[3], class of disease[4]
- Subclass of: encephalopathy[5], neurodegenerative disease with dementia[6]
- Commons category: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies[7]
- Has cause: prion[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies[9]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/5370[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Prion diseases[11]
- ICD-9-CM: 046.19[12]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C27585[13], C128346[14]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[15]
- Genetic association: PRNP[16], SEMA3A[17]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_649[18], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:649[19], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_56970[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[21]
Why It Matters
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]