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Is mad cow a bacteria

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∙ 15y 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?

NO.


Can mad cow disease by identified by a gram stain?

Mad Cow Disease cannot be identified by a gram stain. Mad Cow Disease is caused by prions, incorrectly folded proteins. Gram staining is a way to separate bacteria into two groups - positive and negative - and cannot be used to identify prions, since prions are not bacteria.


Can you build up a resistance to mad cow disease?

No. Mad Cow Disease is caused by prions, or misfolded proteins, not bacteria or viruses. Your immune system cannot nor have any means of fighting these prions because they are not recognized by the immune system as a threat.


When was Mad Cow-Girl born?

Mad Cow-Girl was born in 1961.


How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?

We are aware of mad cow disease


What rhymes with mad cow?

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What is mad cow in latin?

Mad Cow Disease is a layman's term for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.


When did Mad Cow-Girl die?

Mad Cow-Girl died on 2010-07-04.


How can mad cow disease be treated in animals?

It can't. Only a bullet can "treat" Mad cow in animals.


Can you catch mad cow disease from person to person?

Yes, that is precisely how you contract mad cow.


What does a mad cow do?

moo


What happens to cows that have mad cow disease?

they go mad

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