Description:
The threat of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE), better known to the public as mad cow disease, was first
realized in England in 1986. By 1990, hundreds of cows were exhibiting strange
behaviors. The disease was recognized as BSE in 1996, causing a ban on adding
animal remnants to livestock feed. This
article discusses the transmission of BSE to humans, the threat of mad cow
disease, diagnosis, and treatment of BSE.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the clinical diagnosis of mad cow disease
- Outline the treatment methods for mad cow disease
- Discuss the effects of mad cow disease on the body
Author(s):
Bill McIntosh
Debra H. Wisenor, BS, MT(ASCP)
George H. Roberts, EdD, MT(AMT)
Launched: 2002