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There are no drugs created nor available to treat BSE. Mad Cow disease is an illness that stems from misfolded proteins, which, if entered into the animal's system, is not recognized as harmful by the animal's immune system like fungi, viruses, bacteria, or parasites would.
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∙ 11y agoHmm. Good question. I believe the answer is no. Mad cow disease is not cause by bacteria, but by prions. Prions cannot be treated with antibiotics because they are proteins, not living cells. My knowledge of this is limited, If anyone has more information on this, please add it!
Comment: My understanding checks with yours. By the time bovine spongioform encephalitis (mad cow disease) manifests itself, it is already beyond any form of treatment.
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∙ 6y agoNone. What these strange conditions–including fatal familial insomnia, kuru, scrapie, and mad
cow disease–share is their cause: prions. Prions are ordinary proteins that sometimes go wrong, resulting in neurological illnesses that are always fatal.
Even more mysterious and frightening, prions are almost impossible to destroy because they are not alive and have no DNA–and the diseases they bring are now spreading around the world.
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∙ 11y agoThere is no medication for mad cow disease (also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Cows which suffer from this disease will die, they cannot be cured.
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How can mad cow disease be treated in animals?
It can't. Only a bullet can "treat" Mad cow in animals.
Can humans get mad cow disease?
People do not get Mad Cow Disease. No human can get mad cow disease but humans can be infected by eating meat from a contaminated cow that has mad cow disease. The disease in people that has been associated with humans is called variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) that is also a progressive fatal neurological disease.
What medical research is being done to treat mad cow disease?
None as far as I'm aware, as CJD or Mad Cow Disease is very difficult to catch, let alone treat in either humans or animals.
What happen if Mad Cow doesn't get treated?
Unfortunately, the same thing that happens if someone tries to treat the disease - the cow develops a progressive neurologic disease that eventually kills the cow.
How can you make farmers aware about mad cow disease?
We are aware of mad cow disease
Does meat which contains hormones and antibiotics cause Mad Cow Disease?
No. It is only if you ate the bone marrow, eyes, or brains/spinal column of an infected animal that you would very likely get CJD (human version of mad cow disease).
What treatments have been used in the past for mad cow disease?
To the best of my knowledge, no one has tried to treat bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, the scientific name for mad cow disease). This is because the disease is caused by a prion, a misfolded protein, and there are no medications that can reverse the misfolding.
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
