MAD COW DISEASE

Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal brain disorder that occurs in cattle and is caused by some unknown agent. In BSE, the unknown agent causes the cow's brain cells to die, forming sponge-like holes in the brain. The cow behaves strangely and eventually dies. The connection between BSE and humans was uncovered in Great Britain in the 1990s when several young people died of a human brain disorder, a new variation of a rare brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), which typically strikes elderly people. The new variation was called new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), was similar to BSE and its connection to BSE was based on the following findings:
The nvCJD victims had lived in areas where outbreaks of BSE had occurred in cattle years earlier. No victims were found in areas without BSE outbreaks.

The brains of nvCJD victims had proteins called prions (pronounced "pree-ahnz") that were similar to those from the brains of BSE-infected cows, but different from those found in victims of classic CJD.

The time between the BSE outbreaks and the deaths of the victims was similar to the time that it takes for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to develop.

Brain tissue from BSE-infected cows caused experimental animals to develop symptoms and brain tissue disorders similar to those of the nvCJD victims.
The British government concluded that BSE was probably the cause of nvCJD, and that the victims contracted the disease probably by eating meat from BSE-infected cows.
How BSE Works
BSE is spread by contact with brain or other nervous-system tissue from an infected individual. Contact can be from eating food or food by-products that have been contaminated with nervous tissue, or from instruments that have contacted diseased nervous tissue. Once the infectious agent enters the brain, it can lie dormant for several years (even as long as 10 to 15 years). When activated, the agent kills brain cells, leaving large areas of spongy holes. Also, large clumps of abnormal prion proteins (plaques) are found in brain cells. Once the agent is activated, the disease runs its course in less than one year, and ultimately results in death.
We don't know the agent that causes BSE, but we do know the following:

The agent must be small - The agent's size must be as small or smaller than a virus.
You can't kill it by cooking or freezing - Much higher temperatures than those used in cooking or sterilizing are required to kill it.
Disinfectants don't work - Normal chemicals that you would use to disinfect surfaces for bacteria and viruses (Lysol, Betadine) are not effective.
It does not appear to have genetic information (nucleic acids) - This finding has been questioned.

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[yourcutewhenyoumoan]

this makes me want to eat a stake and patatoe meal with veggies and a nice glass of red wine

[kkim016]

What kind of person are you?! No matter what country you're from you don't deserve that kind of treatment. Go get some education bastard

[OmegaWolf115]

umm thats lamb not beef



[vadasabbatelli]

I was hoping to find some information on mad cow disease. I guess I'll have to find another video...

[Dragonfire1000000000]

Your video is the same retarded shit over and over... I hope you get mad cow disease and burn in hell.

[ausgaeltx]

Complete rubbish.

[SlumberCloud]

pointless video

[TSEPRION]

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting October 28 and 29, 2010 (COMMENT SUBMISSION)

tseac.blogspot.com/2010/09/tra­nsmissible-spongiform_14.html

vcjdtransfusion.blogspot.com/2­010/09/emerging-infectious-dis­eases-cjd-bse.html

bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2010­/09/atypical-bse-strains-and-s­poradic-cjd.html

prionpathy.blogspot.com/2010/0­8/bse-case-associated-with-pri­on-protein.html

[MrNoNaMe1107]

what even happens if u get mcd?

[RoboquadV2]

i love u 2 honey comb