What is Mad cow disease?
Q: What is Mad cow disease?
A: Mad cow disease is the common name of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, which is a disease that affects a cow's nervous system and their physical state.
Q: What causes Mad cow disease?
A: Mad cow disease comes from the chemistry structure of prion protein.
Q: What happens to the brain of a cow with Mad cow disease?
A: When cattle get Mad cow disease, they have holes forming in their brains. The brain becomes spongy and begins to waste away.
Q: What are the symptoms of Mad cow disease in cattle?
A: The cattle become very violent and show signs of mental disorder and have trouble when they move.
Q: What is the incubation period of Mad cow disease?
A: The incubation period of Mad cow disease is about 4~5 years.
Q: How easily can cattle that are 4~5 years old get Mad cow disease?
A: Cattle that are 4~5 years old can get Mad cow disease very easily.
Q: How has Mad cow disease affected the cattle industry?
A: Mad cow disease has damaged the cattle industry. Some food was made from cattle that had the disease. In England, the nation that was worst affected, more than 179,000 cattle were infected and 4.4 million were killed in an attempt to get rid of the disease.
