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What is another name for BSE?
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cows.
True or False Mad cows disease or BSE is caused by a virus?
FALSE. BSE is caused by a PRION or misfolded protein, NOT a virus.
Where does BSE come from?
The term BSE refers to the Bombay Stock Exchange and it is one of India's largest stock exchanges. Thousands of companies are listed in it. bse is a brain disease in cows.. it wasfound in great Britain in 1986
How has BSE been eradicated from the cattle population?
BSE stands for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and is a disease of the bovine brain. It is also known as mad cow disease. BSE still exists today. In the past, when cows are known to be infected with this disease, they are usually slaughtered. Additionally, there is a ban on meat and bone meal, as this is a risk factor for cows contracting the disease. In 2012, a dairy cow in California tested positive for BSE. BSE is still a threat and has not been totally eradicated.
What has been done to stop the spread of BSE?
the British government took steps to stop the spread of BSE, banning the use of bovine offal in feed and other products and ordering the slaughter of infected cows.
Has there been a change in breeds of cows in the UK since BSE and foot and mouth?
No. The breed of cattle has nothing to do with foot and mouth or BSE. Every breed is susceptible to getting these diseases, not one is more or less susceptible than the other.
Do only cows get mad cow disease?
Yes, in a manner of speaking. Mad Cow Disease is a nickname for a more harder-to-pronounce name of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Most believe that Mad Cow Disease also applies to humans, but this is a bit of a problem: humans are not cows. Yes they are capable of getting the variant form of this neurologically degrading disease, but that doesn't automatically entitle them to suddenly turn into a cow that is mad. Seriously, humans don't exactly get "Mad Cow Disease." What they do get is Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease. The chances of getting this disease is 1 in 10 billion, and only from contaminated beef or infected brain matter and spinal column, bone marrow, and the eyes.
What percentage of USA cows are tested for mad cow disease?
Currently your risk of getting variant Creutzfeld-Jacobs Disease (vCJD, the human result of infection with a BSE prion) is hovering around zero. Infectious BSE has been all but eradicated in the world; the recent cases of BSE have been atypical (non-infectious) variants that are expected to spontaneously occur in a few cattle in a normal cattle population.
Functions of bse?
definition of bse
How does BSE occur?
The slaughter of infected (but not yet visibly sick) cows at the end of their useful farm lives, and the use of their carcasses for feed, spread the infection rapidly and widely
How does BSE spread and how has the governments around the world attempt to prevent outbreaks?
BSE spreads if the original organism who has it, in this case the cows, is eaten by another organism, in this case would be the humans. The governments around the world have tried to prevent outbreaks by banning people to kill the cows for food if they are over 30 months of age. In most cases, BSE has been seen in bovines at the start of age four. Hence the reason why some govs have prevented eating bovine that are over 30 months old. Other govs around the world have refused to import, or banned the import of, livestock from other countries where BSE exists. They have additional protections for their own bovine to reduce the chances of the country's people getting BSE. I hope this answers your question, and to those who are reading it, I hope this makes sense.
How long before you can give blood if you were in England in 1989 due to mad cows disease?
Currently the prohibition on giving blood if you were present in the UK during the BSE outbreak is permanent.
