TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rabies, Slow Virus Infections, and Prion Diseases A1 - Riedel, Stefan A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. A1 - Hotez, Peter A1 - Mejia, Rojelio Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e AB - Many different viruses can invade the central nervous system and cause disease. This chapter discusses rabies, a viral encephalitis feared since antiquity that is still an incurable disease; slow virus infections; and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies—rare neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by unconventional agents called “prions.” SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163283913 ER -