Wikipedia Bibliography: History of Prions and Prion Disease

4 Wikipedia Articles:

1.      Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy

I chose this Wikipedia article because it provides adequate information on the disease that prions can cause in humans and it will be adequate to gather information from for my wiki article.

2.      Prion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prions

I chose this Wikipedia article because it is the primary web page that provides the most information on prions and the disease that they cause in humans. I will also be able to refer to it for historical information on prions.

3.      Neurodegenerative disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodegenerative

I chose this Wikipedia article because this is the type of disease that prions cause, and by having more information on the disease caused by prions I will also be able to find more information about how this disease emerged and when.

4.      PRNP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRNP

I chose this Wikipedia article because PRNP is the gene isolated that relates to the prion diseases. This will be useful in finding more historical information on the discovery of prions, such as when this gene was first isolated.

2 External Websites:

1.      Center for Disease Control (CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/prions/

I chose this website because it is very reliable and it is very helpful in providing information about prion diseases as well as the history of prions and their discovery.

2.      National Institute of Health (NIH)

http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/prion/

I chose this website because it is also a very reliable government website that provides more than enough adequate information on prions and their history, especially on the history and discovery of mad cow disease (one of the most popular prion diseases).

2 Published Books:

1.      Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections that Threaten Our Health by Tony Hart

I chose this book because it is a wonderful guide to all the prion diseases and explains their possible emergence, and how it might have occurred.

2.      The Pathological Protein : Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and other Deadly Prion Diseases by Philip Yam

I chose this book because it contains a great deal of information on the history of research of prions and how they were first discovered. It also provides insight on the modern history of prions and possible future outcomes from the study and research of prions.