TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPHATHIES

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy



Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

Problem Statement

This paper shows that proteins alone are the cause for the illness itself which easily can cross some borders between species. As a result the question arises whether we as humans are safe from being infected by BSE contaminated beef. This question to solve is indeed very delicate problem because the incubation time for prions crossing the borders between species is much longer than for the common, serial transfer for which the average is one year. Although the cases of CJD still are rare an epidemic extent of infections has to be ...