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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.

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What is determined of the Gram Stain?

The Gram stain determines the cell wall composition of bacteria. It categorizes bacteria into two groups based on their ability to retain or release a purple dye: Gram-positive bacteria retain the dye and appear purple, while Gram-negative bacteria do not retain the dye and appear pink. This staining technique is commonly used in microbiology to help identify and classify bacteria.


When did they find the mad cow disease?

Mad cow disease has been of great concern since 1986, when it was first reported among cattle in the U.K. At its peak in January 1993, almost 1,000 new cases per week were identified.


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.


When did the mad cow disease start?

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, the scientific name for mad cow disease) was first identified as a separate and distinct disease of cattle in the early 1980s. Unfortunately, BSE was not identified as being zoonotic until the early 1990s when a sudden increased in variant Creutzfeld-Jacobs Disease (vCJD) was observed by human physicians.


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.


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.


Is mad cow diasese a virus?

Mad cow disease is scientifically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE for short. BSE is caused by a mis-folded protein in the brain and spinal cord of cattle, so it is actually none of the above (virus, bacteria or protist). Prions are a novel form of disease infection distinct from the traditional three infectious routes identified in the early 1900s.


Cow one have you heard about mad cow disease?

Cow two:yes Cow one: are you worried? Cow one: no. Why should I? I'm an AIRPLANE


Do mosquitoes carry mad cow disease?

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