| 词汇 | bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy |
| 释义 | bovine spongiform encephalopathy noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /ˌbəʊ.vaɪn ˌspʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm en.kef.əˈlɒp.ə.θi//ˌbəʊ.vaɪn ˌspʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm en.sef.əˈlɒp.ə.θi/ us /ˌboʊ.vaɪn ˌspʌn.dʒə.fɔːrm en.sef.əˈlɑː.pə.θi/(abbreviationBSE) a brain disease in cattle(= male and female cows) that causes the death of the animal. It can cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans: The disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, caused a cattle epidemic costing millions of pounds. Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is a disease that attacks a cow's nervous system. vCJD was first linked to eating beef infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in 1996. Health officials confirmed that a dairy cow had tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a fatal brain-wasting disease. Zoology: veterinary medicine acaricide altered animal doctor anti-rabies BSE castrate castrated cowpox emasculate lame mange mangy mpox neutered nosema put something to sleepidiom put something/someone down scrapie veterinarian worm Synonymmad cow disease |
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