Mad Cow Disease
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better know as Mad cow disease is a
relatively new disease. Most sources state that BSE first showed up in Great
Britain in 1986 [Dealler p.5] but some say it popped up in 1985 [Greger p.1].
However the official notification was not until 21 June, 1988 [Dealler stats.
p.1]. Spongiform encephalopathies are invariable fatal neurodegenerative
diseases and there is no treatment nor is there a cure for this disease [Greger
p.1]. The recent scare of BSE has arisen because of the contraction of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD: see Appendix B) in humans from eating beef
products. Although there are many forms of Spongiform encephalopathies that
affect a wide range of animals, BSE has received the most attention because
many people in the world consume beef and people are that they might contract
the disease from eating a burger at their favourite fast-food restaurant. In
this essay I will discuss BSE and other forms of......
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