Across
- 5. contains nerves that emanate from the CNS to organs and periphery of the body
- 6. inflammation of the meningitis
- 9. more common
- 10. carried by mosquitoes
- 11. causes massive destruction of brain and spinal tissue, death occurs within a week
- 13. very serious
- 15. consists of the brain and spinal cord
- 18. small, red or purple spots that appear on the skin
- 19. neurodegenerative disease with very long incubation periods, but have rapid progression
Down
- 1. animal TSE in sheep and goats
- 2. sensitive to light
- 3. forms of meningitis
- 4. very rare
- 7. present in urban areas where pigeons congregate
- 8. causes transformation of a normal host protein that functions in normal brain development into prior form
- 12. is an amoeba
- 14. member of the protozoa family
- 16. mad cow disease
- 17. frequently fatal in the immunocompromised