Once again, I would like a government that errors on the side of safety, rather than the side of profit. With Kerry that may happen, but with Bush I don't think there is a snowballs chance in a supernova!
Human Mad Cow May Be More Widespread
Scientists have found evidence suggesting that the human form of mad cow disease might be infecting a wider group of people than seen so far and that some may develop a milder form of the illness.
Experts don't know how long the incubation period is; whether everybody is equally vulnerable; exactly how the disease spreads and whether it can be easily passed on before symptoms develop. There is no test to diagnose it, no treatment and no cure.
"By acting in advance of complete certainty, policy makers have potentially protected against vCJD emerging as a new large-scale blood-borne epidemic,"
EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer - Thu Aug 5, 8:31 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=8&u=/ap/mad_cow_disease
Human Mad Cow May Be More Widespread
Scientists have found evidence suggesting that the human form of mad cow disease might be infecting a wider group of people than seen so far and that some may develop a milder form of the illness.
Experts don't know how long the incubation period is; whether everybody is equally vulnerable; exactly how the disease spreads and whether it can be easily passed on before symptoms develop. There is no test to diagnose it, no treatment and no cure.
"By acting in advance of complete certainty, policy makers have potentially protected against vCJD emerging as a new large-scale blood-borne epidemic,"
EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer - Thu Aug 5, 8:31 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=8&u=/ap/mad_cow_disease
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