Scrapie: A Brief History of the First Prion Disease.

The article focuses on scrapie that is one of secrecy, mystery and progress and with the first known scrapie report dated nearly 300 years ago, many theories on origin, transmission, and relatedness to other neurodegenerative diseases have been proposed and consequently disproved. Topics include considered the scrapie learning curve has since been steep, but great leaps have brought us closer to identifying its etiology.