Mad cow disease update
The following articles expose some of the consequences of
exploiting animals, with no regard for them as God’s creatures. I
believe humans can bring about misery through their moral failure.
Mad cow disease update: The human variant of mad cow disease
has taken its second victim in Amsterdam, last month (06/06). According
to The Dutch Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) the person most
probably got infected by eating contaminated meat products.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) disease -- the human form of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is fatal and incurable. It is thought to
be caused by eating food contaminated with material from cattle with BSE,
a progressive neurological disorder.
To read the full article please visit
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-06-22T124908Z_01_L22218944_RTRUKOC_0_US-DUTCH-MADCOW.xml&archived=False
Also see Bird-flu update
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