Tip - Mad Cow Disease-Overview

What is mad cow disease?Mad cow disease is a fatal neurological disease that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) of cattle. It also is known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Can people get mad cow disease?People cannot get mad cow disease. However, in rare cases they may get a human form of mad cow disease called variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD)
Tags: BSE, human prion disease, mad cow, variant CJD, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, vCJD