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.
牛海綿状脳症はプリオン病の一種です。
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a type of prion disease.
Common term meaning 'mad cow disease'. Widely used in news media and everyday conversation.
狂牛病の感染が確認されました。
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'.
BSEの全頭検査が行われています。
All cattle are being tested for BSE.