scrapie

noun

scra·​pie ˈskrā-pē How to pronounce scrapie (audio)
: a usually fatal prion disease of sheep and goats characterized by twitching, excitability, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis

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This is the clearest evidence yet that alpha-synuclein can behave like prions, the proteins that cause mad cow disease, scrapie and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease (CJD). Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2012 In this way, SOD1 is a lot like prions, the infectious proteins behind mad cow disease, CJD and scrapie. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2011 Examples include mad cow disease, scrapie, Kuru, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Chronic wasting disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, similar to mad cow disease, scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2021 Sheep have carried scrapie — effectively mad cow disease for sheep — for centuries. Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020 Mad cow disease, for example, is a prion disease that rooted from scrapie, a deadly disease that afflicts sheep. Fiza Pirani, ajc, 25 May 2018 Prions cause a variety of diseases in other animals, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a prion disease in humans), scrapie (affecting sheep and goats), and chronic wasting disease (found in mule deer, elk, and reindeer). Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2018 The disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), a family of diseases that includes scrapie, mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2018

Word History

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scrape entry 1

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scrapie was in 1910

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“Scrapie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapie. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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scrapie

noun
scra·​pie ˈskrā-pē How to pronounce scrapie (audio)
: a usually fatal prion disease of sheep and goats that is characterized by twitching, excitability, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis

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