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Yes. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or Mad Cow disease is a neurological disorder apparently caused by prion formation in the brain. It's degenerative and eventually fatal.
BSE is zoonotic; it traverses species lines too -- and has appeared in sheep (where it's called scrappie), minks and humans (where it's called Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, Kuru or The Laughing Disease in the New Guinea region). It's reasonable to assume that it should transmit to many higher mammals.
It transmits via the food chain when neural tissue is consumed. Sterilization procedures are unusual as autoclaving infected material to 750F left it still contagious.
At this time, there is no effective treatment. Last time I looked, it was roughly 3 months from symptom onset to M&M.
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Is Mad Cow Disease deadly to humans?
Yes.
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.
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 disease did Emily Dickinson have?
She had Bright's disease and Mad Cow disease.
Can you catch mad cow disease from person to person?
Yes, that is precisely how you contract mad cow.
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.
