Human 'Mad Cow Disease' (CJD) News Report

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On 16th December 2007, at just 24 years of age, Andy Black died after suffering from the human form of mad cow's disease vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease).

Andy worked in the media producing/researching programmes for talkSPORT Radio, BBC, and ITV. During his terrible last days and at his request Christine Lord made it her mission to find out "Who killed my son?" and with the BBC, she produced a documentary exposing the key players at the centre of the BSE crisis whose actions and decisions led to his untimely and avoidable death.

The Documentary is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJTr6Nxxa0

Christine Lord, as Andy's mum and a freelance journalist continues to research the scandal - and its links between school meals, (state and independent), baby food, vaccines and medicines.

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Creutzfeldt--Jakob disease or CJD is a degenerative neurological disorder (brain disease) that is incurable and invariably fatal. CJD is at times called a human form of mad cow disease, given that bovine spongiform encephalopathy is believed to be the cause of variant Creutzfeldt--Jakob disease in humans.

CJD is the most common among the types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans. In CJD, the brain tissue develops holes and takes on a sponge-like texture. This is due to a type of infectious protein called a prion. Prions are misfolded proteins which replicate by converting their properly folded counterparts.

The first symptom of CJD is rapidly progressive dementia, leading to memory loss, personality changes and hallucinations. This is accompanied by physical problems such as speech impairment, jerky movements (myoclonus), balance and coordination dysfunction (ataxia), changes in gait, rigid posture, and seizures. The duration of the disease varies greatly, but sporadic (non-inherited) CJD can be fatal within months or even weeks (Johnson, 1998). In some people, the symptoms can continue for years. In most patients, these symptoms are followed by involuntary movements and the appearance of an atypical diagnostic electroencephalogram tracing. Most victims die 6 months after initial symptoms appear, often of pneumonia due to impaired coughing reflexes. About 15% of patients survive 2 or more years.

The symptoms of CJD are caused by the progressive death of the brain's nerve cells, which is associated with the build-up of abnormal prion proteins forming amyloids. When brain tissue from a CJD patient is examined under a microscope, many tiny holes can be seen where whole areas of nerve cells have died. The word "spongiform" in "transmissible spongiform encephalopathies" refers to the sponge-like appearance of the brain tissue.

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Dead Island brought me here.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

EFSA Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the EFSA Scientific Network on BSE-TSE Brussels, 29-30 November 2011

transmissiblespongiformencepha­lopathy.blogspot.com/2012/01/e­fsa-minutes-of-6th-meeting-of-­efsa.html

Friday, December 23, 2011

Oral Transmission of L-type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Primate Model

Volume 18, Number 1—January 2012 Dispatch

transmissiblespongiformencepha­lopathy.blogspot.com/2011/12/o­ral-transmission-of-l-type-bov­ine.html

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[LiieZMuang]

shouldnt eat any then , if you know there will be some bse in the meat

[Crossbowman]

I don't like people who blame the government for everything.

[AnimeFanPan]

I wanna give that poor lady a hug =[

[refija1]

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT EATING MEET. IT IS ABOUT VACCINATIONS ALSO THAT CONTAINE INFECTED SUBSTANCE OF THE INFECTED BEEF!!!!

MANY VEGETERIANS ALSO DIED FROM NVCJD. MY SON CONCIEVED nvCJD, HE NEVER EAT BEEF, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN UK BEFORE 1993!

[MsColdCanada]

Initially the blame has to lie with the animal feed industry. What kind of idiot feeds other animal proteins to a cow? Cows are not omnivores or carnivores.

[fireicer]

i don't know what's worst the story of this case or the fact he contracted it from a school dinner

[Asiancomedian]

@BambiXmas If it was unnatural for humans to eat meat, we wouldn't have our canine teeth. It's just the way we breed massive amounts of cows and slaughter them for a quick buck instead of checking every piece of meat before we ship it out.

[akompsupport]

I bet that family is vegetarian now!