57 reactions · 15 shares | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a neurodegenerative, fatal disease of cattle caused a prion that accumulates in the CNS. There is no available treatment. Disease is transmitted to other animals and humans (eg, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) via foodborne exposure. Read it here: https://mrkmnls.co/3w1arZH | The Merck Veterinary Manual | Facebook

"I gave my daughter something which killed her" - Annie McVey’s teenage daughter died in 2000 from the human form of mad cow disease, vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). Now, experts are warning of a second wave of cases. | BBC Lifestyle & Health News

Case study 70 - Prion disease AKA mad cow disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that results in rapidly progressive dementia and death usually within a year from onset. The vast majority are sporadic, but familial and acquired forms are occasionally encountered. Prion diseases occur when normal prion protein, found on the surface of many cells, becomes abnormal and clump in the brain, causing brain damage. This abn