I still can't figure out what they're so damn mad about.
Curious indeed. Please let us know how this story develops if you can. Thanks.
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They didn't get it all with the recall.
First, many cases of prion disease in humans are likely spontaneous generation i.e. not acquired.
Second, there are prion-based biochemistries in the brain that serve some critical function but which are poorly understood.
Third, a significant fraction of humans have some immunity to prion diseases of the type that is found in beef.
All of which makes it a very complicated and nasty type of disease with little hope of a solution.
I like mine to stand up and Moo at me.
As far as mad cow goes, I don't think it matters if you cook your meat until it's crunchy.
It is still there and just as deadly if it is infected.
A gynecologist, for example?
The prions cannot be destroyed by autoclaving, and can be passed on to the next patient.
I still can't figure out what they're so damn mad about.
The real fact in the USA is, CJD isn't a reportable disease in most states, and even then, many are misdiagnosed. Rapid onset is a sure sign of mad cow. This is excactly what happened in the UK. The story doesn't mention if some of the victims were younger.
I also notice they are trying to pass it off to wild meat, and to people who may have traveled to europe, just like they did about 5 years ago when there was another string of deaths by CJD in another state.
The real truth is cows get it naturaly, about one cow in a million, just like humans get it naturaly at about the same rate.
we don't find all the cows, and that's a concern.
We don't diagnose all the human cases properly in all states, and that's a concern as well. It should be reportable in every state, and EVERY single sudden onset case in humans should be investigated and confirmed, which can only be done by autopsy. Regular CJD is slow onset, variant CJD is rapid onset, affects young people within 5 years of eating bad beef.
We need to test every single cow, that's the only way to be safe.
What's worse, is it is transferable human to human from blood products, even surgical equipment. Those prions can servive sterilization. We have to be very carefull with this stuff. It is worse than aids if it breaks out.
Just a hunch, from research my oldest daughter has been involved with for some time now (currently pursuing her PhD).......I'd be looking at blue-green algae blooms in the surrounding ranches.
She's in South Carolina now, studying why bald eagles are dying. In short, loons eat the blue-green algae, eagles eat the loons. When autopsied, the eagles are found to have "holes" in their brains.
Anecdotal, yet possible evidence of linkage between blue-green algaes (which have nasty toxins, folks) and diseases in humans such as Alzheimer's and Parkinsons.
Might just as well. Conventional sterilization temperatures won't kill CD pathogens.