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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Wasting Disease, Chronic
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Descriptor Spanish:
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enfermedad debilitante crónica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Doença de Emaciação Crônica
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Synonyms English:
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Chronic Wasting Disease
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.228.800.858
C10.574.843.925
C22.955
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Definition English:
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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 (PRIONS). |
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History Note English:
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2003
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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37280
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Unique Identifier:
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D034081
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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