Contents

Introduction - Basic outline of project

Background - some background information on the TSE diseases

The Cause? - The search for the cause of TSE diseases

The Prion Theory - The theory behind the increasingly popular idea that a protein is the infectious agent in TSEs.

The Indestructible Protein - An explanation of how resistant the Prion is to decomposition by any known substances or processes.

The Transfer of TSE Diseases - How the TSE diseases are transmitted between animals of the same species, and across the species barrier.

The effects of TSE diseases - What effects diseases like BSE and CJD have on the psychology and neuroanatomy of a sufferer.

BSE - A manmade disease? - How BSE is thought to have originated as a disease, and then spread from the initial outbreak in Surrey.

A Detailed history of BSE - The complete story of the emergence and spread of BSE over the last decade.

BSE in the future - What the future may have in store for BSE, and CJD.

Conclusion

Glossary - TSE related terms explained

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