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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, the scientific name for mad cow disease) was first identified as a separate and distinct disease of cattle in the early 1980s. Unfortunately, BSE was not identified as being zoonotic until the early 1990s when a sudden increased in variant Creutzfeld-Jacobs Disease (vCJD) was observed by human physicians.

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It originated in England. It was first in sheep and then infected cows.

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The first case of CJD (a form of Mad Cow in humans) was discovered in the 1920s, and it has been around since.

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Humans get what is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, not Mad Cow disease. CJD was first found in the 1920s in Germany by Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt and Alphons Maria Jakob.

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Which season do people usually start getting mad cow disease?

Mad Cow is not a virus or bacterial infection like a cold or flu is that comes about as a seasonal thing. It is caused by a prion, and the chances that humans will contract Mad Cow is extremely low; there is no season that people can "start getting" Mad Cow disease.


How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?

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There is no such thing as "cow disease" unless you are referring to MAD cow disease, which is something else entirely.


Is mad cow disease treatable?

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Can a Bull get Mad Cow Disease?

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What happens to cows that have mad cow disease?

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What disease did Emily Dickinson have?

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Can you catch mad cow disease from person to person?

Yes, that is precisely how you contract mad cow.


What is sad cow disease?

It's not sad cow disease, it's MAD cow disease. Its a brain disease that can cause irrational behavior in cows.


Can humans get mad cow disease?

People do not get Mad Cow Disease. No human can get mad cow disease but humans can be infected by eating meat from a contaminated cow that has mad cow disease. The disease in people that has been associated with humans is called variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) that is also a progressive fatal neurological disease.