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An outbreak of mad cow disease shut down Britain’s cattle
industry, resulting in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals and costing the
nation billions of dollars. What is mad cow disease, scientifically known as bovine
spongiform encephalopathy? Could an outbreak happen in the U.S.? What other types of
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are out there? What precautions is the USDA
taking to reduce the likelihood of occurrence and stem the spread of these degenerative
neurological diseases among animals and people? And what might happen if those precautions
fail? This program answers those and other questions as it sheds light on this emerging
group of food-borne diseases. Chronic wasting disease, Norwalk virus, and bovine
tuberculosis are also addressed. A Cambridge Educational Production.
Correlates to the Health National Standards from the Joint Committee for National School
Health Education and the American Cancer Society and the National Content Standards for
Health according to the American School Health Association.
One 17-minute video. © 2004.
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