This second, completely revised and extended edition of Prions: A Challenge for Science, Medicine and the Public Health System is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of prions and prion-associated diseases. Leading scientists discuss the structure, molecular biology and origin of prions as well as strain variations and species barriers. Human prion diseases, prion inactivation and risks to public health are considered in detail. The new edition provides an update on basic findings of the last three years since publication of the previous edition and emphasizes practical aspects of fighting human and animal prion diseases. In addition, chapters on regulatory aspects of BSE and CJD as well as on veterinary measures have been included. A valuable single source of information on what is currently known about prions, this book will be of interest to any scientist or clinician who wants to keep up with the latest developments in this fast-moving field.

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Contents
Dedication in Remembrance of Andreas Scheid (1941–2001)
Note of the Series Editor
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: The Prion Theory – Background and Basic Information
Structural Biology of Prions
Prion Strains and Species Barriers
Prions of Saccharomyces and Podospora
Human Prion Diseases: Cause, Clinical and Diagnostic Aspects
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in Man
Aspects of Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nosocomial Transmission of Classical and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with Special Attention to German Regulations*
Resistance of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents to Decontamination
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Its Relationship to the Variant Form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Possibilities to Manage the BSE Epidemic: Cohort Culling versus Herd Culling – Experiences in Switzerland
Regulatory Aspects of BSE and CJD with Special Emphasis on Germany
The Challenge for the Public Health System
Author Index
Subject Index

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