Mad Cow Disease
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MAD COW DISEASE (BY: MARC DUNSEATH)
ALSO KNOWN AS ‘BSE’ (BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY)
THE CAUSE
- Starts with a Prion: a transmissible agent
- Infected cattle have this agent in their central nervous system tissue (brain & spinal cord)
Symptoms:
Personality changes, seizures, muscle stiffness, dementia, involuntary movements, depression, psychotic episodes
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The disease is transmitted by eating the tainted meat.
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Cases are most prevalent in the U.K. (78%). Other countries include: U.S., France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.
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REPRODUCTION
M.C.D. IS SPREAD THROUGH PERSON TO PERSON, AND ANIMALS, BY EATING THE INFECTED BEEF OF THE COW.
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PREVENTION
PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL MEASURES LIKE SURVEILLANCE AND CULLING SICK ANIMALS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED IN MANY COUNTRIES. REMEMBER, M.C.D. ISN’T AIRBORNE; YOU CAN ONLY GET IT THROUGH EATING INFECTED BEEF.
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FATALITY
IT STARTS WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS, THEN MUSCLE INCOORDINATION, THEN SPONGE-LIKE HOLES THAT FORM IN THE BRAIN WHICH SHRINKS IT.
DEATH RATE FROM MAD COW
MORTALITY RATE=100%
THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID THIS IS TO BE CAUTIOUS OF WHAT YOU EAT!
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