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Fatal Protein: The Story of CJD, BSE and Other Prion Diseases
 
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Fatal Protein: The Story of CJD, BSE and Other Prion Diseases (Hardcover)

by Rosalind Ridley (Author), Harry Baker (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (1 Jun 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198524358
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198524359
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 708,322 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book presents an authoritative account of the prion diseases for the non-specialist. It deals with the history of scrapie in sheep, the spread of kuru through cannibalism in Papua New Guinea, BSE, which has killed 170,000 cattle in the UK, and the question of whether the new variant form of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) results from eating BSE-infected meat. All aspects of the diseases are covered, including genetics, clinical aspects, laboratory research, epidemiology, and field studies. Acessibly written by authors who are leading researchers in the field, it should provide a scientifically accurate yet readable account of these topical diseases. This book will be of interest to general readers, students, and scientists who are concerned about or affected by prion diseases, and who wish to understand more about them. It will also be of relevance to many health workers, medical students, GPs, teachers/lecturers, and undergraduates in biology/health sciences.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Erudite, but readable, account of BSE and related diseases., 29 Oct 1999
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This is a great book if you have a bit of a science background. Definitely recommended for A level or degree level biologists, or for people who are addicted to reading New Scientist and watching Tomorrow's World! It is really clear and factual, with one or two funny anecdotes, and gives all the background you could wish for on the BSE 'mad cow' crisis, the scientists working on the problem, and how BSE and CJD in people are related to some other bizarre and fascinating illnesses, like kuru in Papua New Guinea (caused by cannibalism!). Really good read; fascinating.
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