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MCD only affects one body system, and that is the Central Nervous System of the brain, spinal cord, and sometimes the eyes.
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What part of the body does mad cow disease effect?
The brain.
How can mad cow disease effect the carbon cycle?
It doesn't.
How do other organ systems compensate when the nervous system develops Mad Cow disease?
For the most part, there is no extra-neurologic compensation, as no other tissue or structure in the body can step in for the brain when it is diseased.
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.
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.
Is mad cow disease rna or DNA?
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, the scientific name for mad cow disease) is caused by a prion, a normal protein that is mis-folded and cannot be broken down by the body.
What structures of the body are affected by mad cow disease?
The Central Nervous System: the brain and spinal cord.
How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?
We are aware of mad cow disease
Which flu is the worst mad cow disease or Swine Flu?
Mad cow Disease is not a flu. It is caused by different kinds of organisms called prions, not viruses. It is much more severe than swine flu since the infection is in the brain and central nervous systems of the cattle.
Can a cow with diarrhea be slaughtered for food?
Typically a cow with Johne's Disease (which is a disease where a cow has chronic diarrhea) is considered safe to be slaughtered for food.
What disease did Emily Dickinson have?
She had Bright's disease and Mad Cow disease.
Can humans get mad cow disease?
People do not get Mad Cow Disease. No human can get mad cow disease but humans can be infected by eating meat from a contaminated cow that has mad cow disease. The disease in people that has been associated with humans is called variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) that is also a progressive fatal neurological disease.
