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Understanding Mad Cow Disease and CJD by Sam Zam is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Mad Cow disease is a fatal brain disease in cows that can infect humans through eating contaminated beef, known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). CJD is caused by malformed prion proteins that build up in the brain, leading to death as there is no cure. Symptoms of CJD initially include memory loss, anxiety and vision issues, worsening over time until the infected person dies from neurological deterioration or organ failure within 6 months to a year. CJD is extremely rare, affecting only 1 in 1 million pe
- Author
- Sam Zam
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- EN