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A member asked:
How long does mad cow disease incubate and do the cannibals of india and new guinea have it?
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Unknown: There are no cannibals in india as far as i know and cannibalism in new guinea ( causing the disease kuru) no longer occurs but mad cow disease is a prion disease (a protein with no dna or RNA that viruses have ) it spreads by ingestion or surgery the incubation period is about 18 months but longer periods have occasionally been reported.
Answered 6/10/2014
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