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Is mad cow a bacteria

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

No. It is a prion, or a misfolded protein.

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Is the Mad Cow disease come from a bacteria?

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Can mad cow disease by identified by a gram stain?

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Can you build up a resistance to mad cow disease?

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Can you catch mad cow disease from person to person?

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