WHAT IS MAD COW DISEASE? -Mad cow disease‚ formally known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). -Is a chronic degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system of cattle. -Destroying brain tissue and eventually causing dementia and death. There is no known cure. IN HUMANS -In human beings it is known as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome -A rare neuro-degenerative disease that is a contagious form of spongiform encephalitis‚ -It is thought to be caused by a slow virus which
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References: CDC - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 9‚ 2013‚ from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/bse/ CDC - Prion Diseases. (2010‚ January 1). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 9‚ 2013‚ from
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•What was the impact of mad cow disease on the supply and demand for beef? The demand for beef remained strong. Chain restaurants reported no change in sales of beef. As a matter of fact‚ most customers who ate beef at restaurants didn’t even ask any questions about where the beef came from. The top 3 burger restaurants reported no change in sales. And some even increased. Its seems that consumers remained impervious the issue of mad cow disease. I believe it is because of a strong trust and confidence
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lasts for 14+ months. The patient eventually falls into a coma and tragically dies. Luckily‚ the ultimate chances for humans to acquire Mad Cow Disease are very‚ very low. In fact‚ there have only been 3 reported cases in the U.S.! “BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy).” www.cdc.gov. CDC‚ 17/3/11. Web. 6/3/12 <www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dwrd/bse> “BSE and vCJD.” www.google.com. Google‚ 1/1/97-12. Web. 11/3/12 <www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1085&bih
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3241144 PHI2600 Chapter 15: Torturing Puppies and Eating Meat: It’s All in Good Taste Alastair Norcross Suppose that a man got into a car accident and was treated at the hospital. The next day‚ he is able to go home and he decides to go to his favorite restaurant where he goes to have his favorite chocolate mousse. Once he tries it‚ it seems rather bland and not necessarily how it’s supposed to taste. He goes to the doctor and finds out that in the accident there was damage to his Godiva
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Prion diseases‚ also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)‚ are neurodegenerative conditions that not only effect humans‚ but animals as well. Neurodegenerative have to do with damages that occur in neurons‚ which could even lead to neuron death. Neurons are what make up the nervous system; This includes the brain and spinal cord. Knowing this‚ the disease is very affective and could cause damage to the body as far as death. Prions are found in everyone’s bodies. There is a gene
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“Mad”‚ thus the nickname‚ Mad Cow Disease. It was first identified in 1986 with possible cases in the 1970’s when Scrapie infected sheep were fed to cattle in the form of meat and bone meal. Scrapie was the first transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. The feed evolved to bovine meat and bone meal and was fed to young calves. The largest outbreak in the United Kingdom took place in 1995 with 14‚562 cases. In 2010‚ there were 11 reported cases. (Beef Checkoff‚
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transmissible spongiform encephalopathies to date is untreatable and fatal. Some of the common prion disease found in humans includes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)‚ Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)‚ Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome‚ Fatal Familial insomnia‚ and Kuru. Besides human prions disease is also prevalent in animals causing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSC) also known as mad cow disease‚ Chronic Wasting Disease‚ Scrapie‚ Transmissible mink encephalophathy‚ Feline spongiform encephalophathy
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Review Questions 1. What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy? Why is there concern about this disease? Bovine spongiform encephalopathy‚ more commonly known as mad cow disease‚ is a fatal neurodegenerative disease‚ which causes a spongy type of degeneration in the spinal cord and brain of infected cattle. 2. What is colic? Describe at least two different types of colic. Colic simply means a pain in the stomach. Horses can experience several different types of colic‚ ranging from relatively
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3. Merchandising Director e.g. → team to do research on seasoning ingradient (point 1 +2) → avoid importing contaminated ingredient e.g. water/beef (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE‚ Mad cow disease) Good Afternoon. the Director of Merchandising Department. We understand that the public is worrying the food crisis of McDonald recently. I am here to tell all of you that McDonald Merchandising Department is always a professional team. We understand that the key of producing quality food
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