Re: Mad Cow Disease Hits US
Posted by Thermus aquaticus on Dec 25, 2003 at 10:21
(63.189.209.58)Re: Feo: Mad Cow Disease Hits US (Feo Amante)
>>People wound up with Mad Cow Disease from eating cheese.
>>You can get it from milk and all milk products.
>>Some pet food in the U.S. had it.
>>It was even found in hard candies.Really? In milk? Is any of what you have just said actually true? Do you have any references to confirm any of those statements? I’m not categorically saying that it is all incorrect, but I have not heard of any of that. BSE in cattle and vCJD in humans is caused by a prion in CNS tissue of the cattle. Transmission comes from consuming CNS tissue of an infected animal. There are no prions in muscle cuts of beef, or milk or hooves. That’s not to say that muscle cuts cannot be contaminated by cerebrospinal fluid, or that pet food cannot contain CNS tissue. But it’s unlikely.
>>you and I are definitely on the High Risk list.
I don’t think that is accurate.
Besides, it seems to be lost on everyone that this is not yet a confirmed case of BSE. A provisional positive has been declared. Samples have been sent to the UK for confirmation and final analysis. Those results will be back any day now, and then there will be a definitive positive case of BSE declared.
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