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#118676 - 01/03/08 07:13 AM New CJD cases appearing in UK
picard120 Offline
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New CJD cases appearing in UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7167866.stm

The health authority is trying to downplay its danger. What do you guys think?

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#118691 - 01/03/08 02:46 PM Re: New CJD cases appearing in UK [Re: picard120]
Stretch Offline
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Registered: 11/27/06
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Loc: Alamogordo, NM
What is CJD? And what does the article say about it (in a nutshell)?


Edited by Stretch (01/03/08 02:47 PM)
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#118692 - 01/03/08 03:20 PM Re: New CJD cases appearing in UK [Re: Stretch]
JIM Offline
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CJD: Creutzfeld-Jacob disease: Mad cow disease (BSE)
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#118693 - 01/03/08 03:23 PM Re: New CJD cases appearing in UK [Re: Stretch]
Dan_McI Offline
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Registered: 12/10/07
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CJD is the disease that some people get when exposed to meat from cattle with BSE (bovine spongioform encephelitis??, I think), also commonly called "Mad Cow Disease." The article discusses genetic traits in humans, some of which were not know to previously by suspect to getting CJD.

The things about BSE, as I have understood to be the case, is that it will occur naturally in cattle, without being caused by outside sources. So, there is little to be done that can ensure we do not eat meat from cattle with BSE.

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#118755 - 01/03/08 10:18 PM Re: New CJD cases appearing in UK [Re: NightHiker]
Stretch Offline
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Registered: 11/27/06
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Thanks Nighthiker. Saves time on my slow dialup. Every nanosecond counts in today's world, especially if we're dying from CJD.


Edited by Stretch (01/03/08 10:22 PM)
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