Mad Cow Disease
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) not only affects cattle, but also public health and commerce. Mad cow disease is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from an unusual transmissible agent called a prion. The nature of the agent is not well understood but scientists think it is a modified form of a normal protein called a prion protein. This prion is pathogenic and it slowly damages a cow’s central nervous system (Bovine).
This disease leads to tiny holes in parts of the brain giving the tissue a sponge-like appearance, it also causes slow deterioration in the brain and eventually leads to death (Medicinenet). There is no way to tell if a cow has BSE and there is no cure or vaccine for
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) not only affects cattle, but also public health and commerce. Mad cow disease is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from an unusual transmissible agent called a prion. The nature of the agent is not well understood but scientists think it is a modified form of a normal protein called a prion protein. This prion is pathogenic and it slowly damages a cow’s central nervous system (Bovine).
This disease leads to tiny holes in parts of the brain giving the tissue a sponge-like appearance, it also causes slow deterioration in the brain and eventually leads to death (Medicinenet). There is no way to tell if a cow has BSE and there is no cure or vaccine for