title: [Bovine spongiform encephalopathy].
abstract: An histórical and conceptual review is made about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or mad cows disease and an epidemiological analysis as a present and future health problem. This analysis of BSE should not be negative, considering the truths that we know today.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suárez Fernández
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D006224:Cricetinae; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D005506:Food Contamination; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat; D051379:Mice; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D011328:Prions / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012608:Scrapie / Q000473:pathology; D012756:Sheep; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011328:Prions
vernacular_title: Encefalopatía espongiforme bovina.