Mad Cow disease death in Canada

“The CBC is reporting a mad cow disease death in Saskatchewan. They think the guy caught it in England. Some other people were possibly exposed. Health officials say that spread risk is low.”

“Well-tough for them-
West Nile virus is real and here..”

“Now that's sensitive and compassionate. Did you go to the George Bush School of How To Be A Good Neighbor?”

“i've stuck to fish and poultry only for the last 10yrs but they arent clean either.I think beef is the most contaminatedin the whole 'assembly line' process tho.”

“can we wish for rain yet here or is skeeter breedin still a risk. i loathe mosquitoes.
but what happens again if i eat an insane cow?”

“JOSH MAN, we've got West Nile virus in Canada too....I don't think anybody died from it though.

Trik1, I think you die if you eat beef infected with the Mad Cow disease. 24 Europeans died since 1995.”

“right. but what kind of deth. pretty quik no way to stop it. or slow your going to pull thru w/these antibiodics because we caught it in time.
that's bad, that's alot of europeople.”

“the health risk is low because it's Saskatchewan...you have to have pple before something can be a health risk!!”

“ppl? i think i missed that day of medical school”

“I'd be mad too if I were cooped up and being plumped for slaughter.
=80”

“NJ CJD as it's properly known is not necessarily caused by eating contaminated beef (though that's the best theory at present).
Trouble is, there are a whole host of problems with the theory. There are a pocket of cases of NV CJD in Poland where BSE has never been present. However, there is a massive chemical plant nearby which contaminated the local land with, I think, magnesium, combined with a diet either high or low (I forget which) in copper, and bingo, you develop NV CJD.
The theory goes that chemicals used as pesticides on animals (poured on the back) are high in magnesium (if it is magnesium). This filters through to the human food chain, and if you are high or low in Copper, you have a higher chance of developing NV CJD.
The other problem is that many fruit and veg are treated with the same magnisium rich pesticides. This could be the reason why a vegetarian in UK developed NV CJD. It would also explain how calfs are born with BSE from herds free of the desiese.
All conjecture, all thoeory, but there are big enough holes in the BSE/NV CJD case that it is worthy of concern and further investigation. Unfortunately in the UK, the government after so long denying the link, is now set on the link having been infected meat, solely. Thus, no desire to look deeeper.
Forgive any errors in specific details, as I'm at work and typing from memory”

“Mooooooo!
I'm not mad! I'm Napoleon, goddammit!”

“I think the presence of prions in the blood and body tissues of CJD victims is pretty conclusive.”