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Understanding Mad Cow Disease in Humans by Ranie Magpoc is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes the history and key facts about mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or BSE). It notes that BSE peaked in the UK in 1993 with 1,000 new cases per week and was known to be transmissible to humans starting in 1996. BSE is caused by misfolded prion proteins and has a long incubation period of 2.5-8 years in cows, ultimately affecting their nervous system and brain. It can be transmitted to humans through contaminated meat, causing variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) w
- Author
- Ranie Magpoc
- Language
- EN