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The suspected cause of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (the human form of "mad cow"), Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (the "cow" one), Scrapie (the sheep and goat form of "mad cow"), Chronic Wasting Disease (the form that affects ungulates like deer and elk), and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (in mink) is a protein molecule that has folded incorrectly, which is called a prion.
Basically, a protein molecule gets its function from both the molecular structure, and from the way the protein has folded. A misfolded or mutated protein molecule or prion can damage tissues attempting to use it, causing serious damage that is often irreparable, as is the case with BSE or Mad Cow Disease. It is thought that the cause of these misfolded proteins came from a cow or sheep that had a genetic mutation that caused this mutation in the protein molecule. Prions contain DNA, and it could have been the DNA in the affected animal that, upon creating the protein molecule, had one or more nucleotides that was not "read" properly by the tRNA replicating the strand of DNA prior to mitosis (a form of cell division). It is the structure of this prion that makes it so hard to destroy: it can withstand years in dead tissue, boiling and freezing. The only thing that will destroy prions is steam sterilization at a high temperature (132 degree Celsius [296 degree Fahrenheit]). It is also because of its structure that an animal's body does not produce any immune or inflammatory reaction against it, unlike pathogens like bacteria and viruses.
What else can I help you with?
Can mad cow disease cause blindness?
No.
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 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 :)
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.
How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?
We are aware of mad cow 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.
What is the pathogen that causes Mad Cow Disease?
A prion, or misfolded protein caused by genetic mutation.
What are ineffective proteins known as?
They are known as prions and cause many diseases such as Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfelt-Jacob disease.
Is mad cow disease treatable?
No.
Can a Bull get Mad Cow Disease?
no
How cow mad diseases is treated?
Mad cow disease cannot be treated. The only solution is eradication to prevent the spread of the disease.
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.
