Question 1

what drugs are effective against mad cow disease?

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Mad Cow Disease: There are no known medical treatments at this point for mad cow disease - this disease is rare.

Question 2

how many people have had mad cow disease in canada and in the u.s.?

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US: ~300 per year: Creutzfeldt-jakob disease occurs at a rate of approximately 1 case per million people per year.  According to the cdc, the us has reported between 279 and 352 cases a year over the past five years.  The public health agency of canada reports between 30 and 53 cases per year in the same period, which is approximately the save overall rate per population.

Question 3

has anyone suffered from this mad cow disease in the u.s. or canada this year?

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Mad cow disease: On april 24, the U.S. Department of agriculture reported the fourth confirmed case of mad cow disease in the U.S., the first since 2006. No humans affected. See: http://blogs.Scientificamerican.Com/observations/2012/04/25/the-fourth-u-s-case-of-mad-cow-disease-should-you-be-concerned/.

Question 4

how common is mad cow disease?

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Not very common: Very rare disease. there have been a few sporadic outbreaks.

Question 5

do people get mad cow disease?

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Yes: Not mad cow disease but something with similar features in which a peculiar infection damages the brain. The two most widely known are crutzfeld-jacob and scrapie.

Question 6

how does mad cow disease spread?

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Eating bad beef: Infected cattle, which got the disease by eating animal by-products, produce infectious beef.  The prion is not damaged even by thorough cooking.  It is also possible that slaughterhouse workers exposed to aerosolized cattle parts might be infected in this way.

Question 7

how can i avoid mad cow disease?

Accepted Answer

Avoid infected meat: "mad cow" disease is uncommon in the usa. About 150 worldwide cases of vcjd have occurred to date, nearly all associated with beef consumption in the uk. There have been 4 confirmed cases of infected cattle in the us since 2006. Generally any cow with neurological symptoms is removed from the herd, and there are feed bans on possibly infectious materials. Avoid beef totally, if very concerned.

Question 8

who is at risk for mad cow disease?

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Anyone: Anyone who is exposed.  How it is transmitted is a bit of a mystery, as is what exactly it is.

Question 9

mental symptoms of mad cow disease?

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Severe: Mad cow's disease (bovine spongioform encephalopathy =bse) is a very serious incurable disease often with progressive psychological and mental problems associated with rigidity and movement disorders of the extremities fortunately now  that we know the etiology very rare  the equivalent creutzfeld jacob  disease =   cjd occurs in one out of a million of the population.

Question 10

how many people die of mad cow disease?

Accepted Answer

Mad cow disease: Mad cow disease (bse) affects cattle, and when it affects humans it is called variant creutzfeldt-jakob disease (vcjd). It is believed to be caused by a specific type of misfolded protein called a prion. Most cases worldwide are reported in the uk. By october 2009, it had killed 166 people in the uk, and 44 elsewhere.

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