Translation guide
A neurodegenerative disease of cattle, commonly known as 'mad cow disease'. In Japanese, the formal medical term is used in scientific contexts, while the colloquial term is more common in news and everyday conversation.
Referring to the disease in cattle, either formally or colloquially.
Formal medical and administrative term. Used in official documents, scientific papers, and government announcements.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a type of prion disease.
Common term meaning 'mad cow disease'. Widely used in news media and everyday conversation.
An infection of mad cow disease has been confirmed.
Abbreviation for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Used in technical and news contexts, often pronounced as the English letters 'ビーエスイー'.
All cattle are being tested for BSE.