The Emergence Machine

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

abstract · Medicine · Level 10 · E11

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Emergence definition

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is a group of brain diseases induced by abnormal prion proteins, which interact and transform in the brain, leading to a predictable and repeatable pattern of degeneration.

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Wiktionary senses

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Source: Wiktionary — “transmissible spongiform encephalopathy”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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Prerequisites

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  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathy
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    transmissible spongiform encephalopathy requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    transmissible spongiform encephalopathy requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    Group of brain diseases induced by prion proteins.
  • Brain L9 (requires) Biology sense
    Group of brain diseases induced by prion proteins.