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Q: Which of these causes mad cow disease?
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What is the pathogen that causes Mad Cow Disease?

A prion, or misfolded protein caused by genetic mutation.


What is the scientific name of the pathogen that causes mad cow disease?

A prion.


What is the causes mad cow disease?

infectious proteins called prions


How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?

We are aware of mad cow disease


What is cow disease?

There is no such thing as "cow disease" unless you are referring to MAD cow disease, which is something else entirely.


Is mad cow disease treatable?

No.


Can a Bull get Mad Cow Disease?

no


How cow mad diseases is treated?

Mad cow disease cannot be treated. The only solution is eradication to prevent the spread of the disease.


What happens to cows that have mad cow disease?

they go mad


What is mad cow in latin?

Mad Cow Disease is a layman's term for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.


What disease did Emily Dickinson have?

She had Bright's disease and Mad Cow disease.


How do cows get mad cow disease?

Mad cow disease happens when the proteins in the brain of cow become misfolded. This is called prion. In simple words all proteins have to be folded before they can function and when some proteins in the brain become misfolded, such a state is called prions (misfolding of proteins) and it results in mad cow disease.