Spongiform encephalopathy: A rare inherited prion disease which has a range of manifestations resulting primarily from degeneration of the nervous system. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spongiform encephalopathy is available below.
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Spongiform encephalopathy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Spongiform encephalopathy, or a subtype of Spongiform encephalopathy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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