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Is spongiform encephalopathy a virus?
The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (BSE, CWD, kuru, etc.) are not viruses - they are infectious mis-folded proteins called prions.
A serious disease of sheep and cattle?
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy: Scrapie in sheep and Mad Cow disease (or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
What has the author Sarah A Lister written?
Sarah A. Lister has written: 'Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - BSE, or \\' -- subject- s -: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Prevention
Can bovine spongiform encephalopathy survive cooking temperatures?
Yes.
What is another name for BSE?
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cows.
What is a disease of cattle or sheep?
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy: Scrapie in sheep and Mad Cow disease (or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), cows can get TB and sheep can get foot and mouth
How does bovine spongiform encephalopathy occur at a molecular level?
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, occurs only at a molecular level in one species, as any other communicable disease does. It is also known as Mad Cow Disease.
Do proteins cause mad cow disease?
In a matter of speaking, yes. Mis-folded proteins are what cause "Mad Cow Disease," also known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in cattle or Creuztfeldt-Jakobson's Disease in humans.
What British animals were driven mad by a disease called bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
Cows.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy called by the british press in 1996?
Mad cow disease
What is the full form of FSE?
Feline spongiform encephalopathy a disease caused by prions in cats.
What disease in farm animals is the failure of electro conduction in the brain?
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy.
