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True or False Mad cows disease or BSE is caused by a virus?
FALSE. BSE is caused by a PRION or misfolded protein, NOT a virus.
Where did mad cow disease come from?
Researchers are not completely sure how cows get mad cow disease, but they believe it comes from certain food that was given to cows. Some of this food contains the remains of dead cows that had the infection causing the cows that are eating it to get the infection. Mad cow disease affects the cows brain causing them to go "mad."
What happens to cows that have mad cow disease?
they go mad
What is the pathogen that causes Mad Cow Disease?
A prion, or misfolded protein caused by genetic mutation.
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 type of beast has Mad Cow Disease?
Cows.
Is mad cow disease in the blood of cows?
No. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, the scientific name for mad cow disease) is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion. The protein has been found in the distal small intestine, tonsils and central nervous system tissues of cattle infected with the prion. The prion has never been found in the blood or milk of cattle.
How many cows are affected with mad cow disease?
Nobody really knows.
What was the food called that mad cow disease cows ate?
Contaminated feed.
What was a cause mad cow disease?
yeh when you had a poo ate it then pooed it back out in a cows mouth which made the cow mad so its madcow disease lols :)
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 British animals were driven mad by a disease called bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
Cows.
