Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: "mad cow disease".
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease," is a fatal brain disease of cattle first recognized in the United Kingdom. In humans, the most common transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD). Although no cases of CJD have been directly linked to beef consumption, an advisory committee has reported that 10 recent cases of a CJD variant may be associated with BSE. This announcement has alarmed consumers well beyond the borders of the United Kingdom.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology