Prion diseases‚ also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)‚ are neurodegenerative conditions that not only effect humans‚ but animals as well. Neurodegenerative have to do with damages that occur in neurons‚ which could even lead to neuron death. Neurons are what make up the nervous system; This includes the brain and spinal cord. Knowing this‚ the disease is very affective and could cause damage to the body as far as death. Prions are found in everyone’s bodies. There is a gene
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WHAT IS MAD COW DISEASE? -Mad cow disease‚ formally known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). -Is a chronic degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system of cattle. -Destroying brain tissue and eventually causing dementia and death. There is no known cure. IN HUMANS -In human beings it is known as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome -A rare neuro-degenerative disease that is a contagious form of spongiform encephalitis‚ -It is thought to be caused by a slow virus which is
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causing the cow to act “Mad”‚ thus the nickname‚ Mad Cow Disease. It was first identified in 1986 with possible cases in the 1970’s when Scrapie infected sheep were fed to cattle in the form of meat and bone meal. Scrapie was the first transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. The feed evolved to bovine meat and bone meal and was fed to young calves. The largest outbreak in the United Kingdom took place in 1995 with 14‚562 cases. In 2010‚ there were 11 reported cases. (Beef Checkoff‚
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Plenty of people love the fact that they can enjoy life normal because their brain functions accordingly. Well not every one has the gift of normality. In this harsh world people are dying of all types of diseases and things that are undetectable or even treatable due to the fact that they have unknown origins. Many of the world’s diseases such as HIV‚ AIDS‚ some cases of Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophies. Among these fatal and life threatening ailments Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease‚ other
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Scrapies Scrapies is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. It is classified a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy also known as a TSE. Scrapies is the oldest known TSE. There is no cure or treatment for scrapies meaning it is a terminal disease. The name scrapies came from the symptom that leads constant itching due to the damage in the brain. The constant itching results in scabs and scrapes all over the body. The number one theory
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Review Questions 1. What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy? Why is there concern about this disease? Bovine spongiform encephalopathy‚ more commonly known as mad cow disease‚ is a fatal neurodegenerative disease‚ which causes a spongy type of degeneration in the spinal cord and brain of infected cattle. 2. What is colic? Describe at least two different types of colic. Colic simply means a pain in the stomach. Horses can experience several different types of colic‚ ranging from relatively
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Research Proposal: Lichens – natural born prion killers? Lichens are composite symbiotic organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic organism (usually algae or a cyanobacteria). Current approaches to therapy : • Image showing the spongiform changes found in brains of prion disease-affected individuals. CJD Sporadic CJD (sCJD) – the seemingly ‘random’ conversion of normal Inhibition of PrPC synthesis (prion replication requires the presence of normal cellular PrP as a template)
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3. Merchandising Director e.g. → team to do research on seasoning ingradient (point 1 +2) → avoid importing contaminated ingredient e.g. water/beef (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE‚ Mad cow disease) Good Afternoon. the Director of Merchandising Department. We understand that the public is worrying the food crisis of McDonald recently. I am here to tell all of you that McDonald Merchandising Department is always a professional team. We understand that the key of producing quality food
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violent and could not stand properly. After that‚ the cow developed more symptoms‚ grew weaker‚ and soon died. That was the worst thing about the disease; no cows survived. Today‚ we know that this disease is a Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) called Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)‚ better known as mad cow disease. BSE previously originated from another TSE called scrapie. It started when scrapie-infected sheep were put into rendering machines and processed into protein. This protein
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Research Writing Teacher September 30‚ 2002 Last name ii The Horrifying Details of Mad Cow Disease Mad Cow Disease‚ scientifically referred to as (BSA) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy‚ is a disease that affects those humans who eat the meat from infected cows. I. Introduction II. Opening Story A. Introduction to story B. Where he is from C. Beginning point D. Effects C. Death
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