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A PROTEIN THAT FOLDS WRONG 🧬
Mad Cow Disease Is The Common Name For BSE
Its Full Name Is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BSE In Cattle Was First Discovered In The United Kingdom In 1986
It Affects The Brain And Spinal Cord
The Cause Is A Prion
A Prion Is A Protein That Has Folded Abnormally
Cattle Have A Normal Version Of That Protein
A CJD Review Says The Abnormal Form Is Made From The Normal One
More Normal Proteins Then Misfold Into The Abnormal Form
Those Abnormal Proteins Also Aggregate
The Brain Develops Spongy Degeneration
Spongy Degeneration Also Appears In The Spinal Cord
That Change Follows From The Misfolding And Aggregation
A CJD Case Paper Calls The Abnormal Protein The Central Event
The Veterinary Review Names More Native Prion Proteins As Affected
That Review Finds The Exact Cause Of The Outbreak Unknown
It Reports Strong Evidence Linking The Outbreak To Meat And Bone Meal
The Meal Was Tainted With An Agent Similar To Scrapie
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Carcasses Were Made Into Meat And Bone Meal
The Meal Was Used To Make Feed Supplements For Cattle
Other Livestock Received Those Supplements Too
A Veterinary Review Dates Its UK Use To The 1920s
BSE Traveled To More Cattle Through That Recycling
That Review Names The Only Known Risk Factor For BSE
It Is Feeding Livestock Meal Made From Infected Livestock
A Paper By Wilesmith Said Cattle Rations Included The Meal
He Called The Meal A Source Of Protein
Wilesmith Named The Meal The Most Likely Vehicle Of Infection
A Review Of Variant CJD Attributes The Epidemic To Carcasses
It Says Those Carcasses Were Contaminated With Prions
Its Examples Are Sheep With Scrapie
It Also Names A Sporadic Case Of BSE
That Meal Went Into Cattle Feed
A Farm Paper Reported On Claims By Firms Selling Rations
It Reported Their Reluctance To Say They Turned Cattle Into Cannibals
The Firms Claimed That Reluctance Was Necessary For Commercial Success
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HOW THE COW GETS INFECTED 🌀
Researchers Gave Calves Contaminated Material By Mouth
The Abnormal Protein Was First Seen In The Lower Gut In Patches
Infection Can Be Detected Next In The Nerves Of The Gut
Once The Nervous System Is Compromised The Infection Proceeds
It Proceeds To The Brain Through Nerves
The Sequence Starts In The Gut And Ends In The Brain
Cattle Are Thought To Take 30 Months To 8 Years To Incubate
The Average Is Given As 4.5 To 5.5 Years
A Cow Can Be Infected For Years Before Signs Show
The Veterinary Review Lists Clinical Signs In Cows
Those Signs Include An Irregular Body Posture
Cows Can Show Incoordination
They Can Also Have Difficulty In Standing
Weight Loss Can Occur In A Sick Cow
That Happens Even While They Keep Eating
Temperament Also Changes In Affected Cows
The Veterinary Review Names Agitation And Hostility
There Is No Treatment For BSE
