Author	Yam, Philip. author
Title	The Pathological Protein [electronic resource] : Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases / by Philip Yam
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b97488
Descript	XVIII, 286 p. online resource

Prions are an entirely new class of pathogens, and scientists are just beginning to understand them. This book tells the strange story of their discovery, and the medical controversies that swirl around them

A Death in Devizes -- One in a Million -- The Cannibalsโ{128}{153} Laughing Death -- Connecting the Holes -- The Birth of the Prion -- Family Curses -- On the Prion Proving Grounds -- Consuming Fears -- Mad Cowโ{128}{153}s Human Toll -- Keeping the Madness Out -- Scourge of the Cervids -- Misadventures in Medicine -- Searching for Cures -- Laying Odds