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What topic did you decide to study? The topic of my research paper is bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as the “mad cow disease”. There is also another name that it is known by which is, Creutzfeldt Jacob disease (vCJD) which is the human form of BSE. Why did you choose this topic? I chose this topic because it was unique. This was unique to me especially because I recently as a nurse aide took care of a patient tell death that was suffering from this disease. I really didn’t know much

1920 by Hans Gerhard Creutzfeld and Alfons Maria Jacob, is also known by several other names: transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE); acquired (vCJD or iCJD) ; sporadic (sCJD); familial (fCJD); Jacob-Creutzfeldt disease; Mad Cow Disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). (pg. 369 Biology). To allay confusion, the disease will be referred to as classic Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD) unless otherwise noted. (CAUSE of DISEASE) “Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a very rare disorder

Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease is a prion disease characterized by the degeneration of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, brainstem and spinal cord. CJD is classified into 4 types: sporadic, familial, iatrogenic, and contaminated meat. CJD represents approximately 85% of all human prion diseases . Although it is common in older ages (50-70), both men and women have an equal chance of acquiring the disease. Recently, there has been a new variant CJD that is thought to be from the ingestion

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy “is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by an unusual transmissible agent called a prion”. (Center for Disease Control & Prevention, 2015). There are two varieties of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. One is classical and the other is atypical. Contaminated meat-and-bone meal, which comes from infected bovine whose body is used to make bovine feed, transfers to the herd that eats this infected feed product. Known organs that

Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. They are distinguished by long incubation periods, characteristic spongiform changes associated with neuronal loss, and a failure to induce inflammatory response. The proteinaceous infectious particles, prion was identified by an American neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner and colleagues in 1982derived from the words protein and infection

The Possible Mechanisms of Scrapie Contraction Scrapie was first discovered in Great Britain in the late 1900’s. The first case of scrapie in the United States was found in Michigan in 1947 when the flock owner had imported sheep of British origin several years prior. Since then scientists have researched to find the cause of the scrapie agent that are classified as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. At the present, scientists have presented three main theories that explain why the scrapie

Diseases Abstract Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are neurodegenerative diseases that are thought to be caused by the misfolding of prion proteins. Prions are able to replicate in the absence of nucleic acids. TSEs include: scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, and Fatal Familial Insomnia. They can affect many different animals, including humans. Currently, there are no ways to diagnose, treat, or cure TSEs

Although mad-cow disease is always fatal, it is not really much of a worry in the United States. There have only been four cases of mad-cow disease ever recorded in the United States. In every case, the United States Department of Agriculture has intervened and recalled tons of beef, 10,400 lbs. in the first case to be exact, in order to insure that the meat did not reach the plates of United States citizens. In Canada, however, there have been 19 cases of mad-cow disease. This differs considerably

Though a relatively new institution, the realm of public health has been fairly consistent from its conception. Using a methodology centered in evidence-based, population-approach health studies, scientists have been given the means to fight and control disease around the world. Traditionally, a communicable disease is caused by one of three foreign agents: bacteria, parasites, viruses. While quite different, these four agents have much in common, including their adherence to Koch’s germ theory,

Biosensor technology has great potential for improving animal welfare, health and production efficiency. The recent increasing incidence of diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), tuberculosis, brucellosis, mastitis, and foot and mouth, has raised concern in the livestock industry and in society. Infectious diseases of livestock have major implications not only in animal welfare and production efficiency but also in human health, and food safety and quality. Most biosensor developments