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   What is mad cow disease?

   • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. Later in the course of the disease, the cow becomes unable to function normally.

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   What is mad cow disease (BSE)?

   • Mad cow disease or BSE is a disease cattle can get from infectious agents called prions. The human version, called vCJD, can spread when people eat beef contaminated with brain or spinal cord tissue from an infected cow, or if they receive blood from an infected person.

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   What does BSE mean in medical terms?

   • The word BSE is short but it stands for a disease with a long name, bovine spongiform encephalopathy. "Bovine" means that the disease affects cows, "spongiform" refers to the way the brain from a sick cow looks spongy under a microscope, and "encephalopathy" indicates that it is a disease of the brain. BSE is commonly called “mad cow disease.”

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   What causes BSE in cattle?

   • BSE is an infectious disease believed to be due to a misfolded protein, known as a prion. Cattle are believed to have been infected from being fed meat and bone meal (MBM) that contained the remains of other cattle who spontaneously developed the disease or scrapie -infected sheep products.

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   Jul 23, 2020 · BSE is commonly called “mad cow disease.” What is BSE? BSE is a progressive neurologic disease of cows. Progressive means that it gets worse over time.

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   May 10, 2024 · Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal brain disease in cows that is caused by a prion. BSE caused a major outbreak in the 1980-90s, with cases reported in at least 24 countries. Most cases occurred in the United Kingdom, but many other countries also reported cases.

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   Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. Later in the course of the disease, the cow becomes unable to function normally.

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   Feb 6, 2024 · Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a neurological disease in cattle that gets worse over time. Instead of viruses or bacteria, it's caused by an...

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   Mar 7, 2024 · Read an overview of mad cow disease (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) in humans including its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

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   What is mad cow disease? Mad cow disease is a progressive, fatal neurological disorder of cattle resulting from infection by a prion. It appears to be caused by contaminated cattle feed that contains the prion agent.

9. inspection.canada.ca › en › animal-healthBovine spongiform encephalopathy - inspection.canada.ca

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   Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, is a prion disease that affects cattle. It is a progressive, fatal disease of the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord) of cattle.