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That's a natural disease so the answer is yes.
In humans it is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and it is a degenerative neurological disorder that is both incurable and fatal. Transmission of CJD from animals to humans is rare, but not unheard of.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoOnce neurologic symptoms of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs Disease (vCJD) start, the disease generally progresses to a fatal stage within 5-10 years.
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∙ 14y agoIt takes 2 to 8 years for the BSE prion to complete incubation before it starts affecting the animal.
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∙ 13y ago100 % of all humans that receive mad cow disease die from it. Same with cows.
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∙ 13y agoUsually about 6 months to 1 year after the symptoms start showing. But in the final stages, the patient is in a coma.
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What is the mortality rate of mad cow disease in the world?
Not all that common. Ratio is around 1 in 1 000 000.
How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?
We are aware of mad cow disease
What is cow disease?
There is no such thing as "cow disease" unless you are referring to MAD cow disease, which is something else entirely.
Is mad cow disease treatable?
No.
Can a Bull get Mad Cow Disease?
no
How cow mad diseases is treated?
Mad cow disease cannot be treated. The only solution is eradication to prevent the spread of the disease.
What happens to cows that have mad cow disease?
they go mad
What is mad cow in latin?
Mad Cow Disease is a layman's term for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
What disease did Emily Dickinson have?
She had Bright's disease and Mad Cow disease.
How do cows get mad cow disease?
Mad cow disease happens when the proteins in the brain of cow become misfolded. This is called prion. In simple words all proteins have to be folded before they can function and when some proteins in the brain become misfolded, such a state is called prions (misfolding of proteins) and it results in mad cow disease.
What is sad cow disease?
It's not sad cow disease, it's MAD cow disease. Its a brain disease that can cause irrational behavior in cows.
Can you catch mad cow disease from person to person?
Yes, that is precisely how you contract mad cow.
