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What is the scientific name of the pathogen that causes mad cow disease?
A prion.
What is the pathogen that causes Mad Cow Disease?
A prion, or misfolded protein caused by genetic mutation.
Which of these causes mad cow disease?
prion
What is the causes mad cow disease?
infectious proteins called prions
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.
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.
Why is Mad Cow Disease back in the news as of April 2012?
A cow that died at a dairy farm in California was randomly chosen to be tested by the USDA. After being tested, it was discovered that though the animal was asymptomatic (i.e. it showed no signs of the disease), it had BSE (also known as Mad Cow Disease). For more information, see the related link.
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.
What is a protein that can cause infection or disease?
Prions can cause an infection. They are simple proteins that can replicate under the right circumstances and one of them causes Mad Cow disease.
What disease can be vaccinated using cowpox organisms?
Smallpox. Louis Pasteur discovered the vaccine for small pox, using the cow pox organisms.
How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?
We are aware of mad cow disease
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.
