Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) can cause a rare but fatal disease in people called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). But the risk of getting vCJD from eating ...

Learn about mad cow disease and vCJD—their symptoms, diagnosis, risks to humans, and prevention tips. Discover how safety measures help reduce exposure ...

The human form of 'mad cow' disease affects one in a million people. The rare human form of “mad cow” disease has claimed its latest victim in a young Tennessee father. Tony Gibson ...

A single atypical case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been found in a cow on a farm in Essex, officials have said. The animal showed clinical signs of the disease and was humanely ...

Some people confuse Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with "mad cow disease." They're not the same. Mad cow disease. Also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), it's a brain disorder that only ...

Mad Cow Disease NPR's Joe Palca reports on what scientists expect to see over the next few months in Europe's Mad Cow Disease outbreak. Scientists in the U.S. say the rash of infections may just ...

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

"We were never told it was an experimental program. We didn't have informed consent," Mrs Dabrowa said. From 1967 to 1985, ...

Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt ... confirmed that it was a cow of Canadian origin and imported ...