4 ms·
If US beef was contaminated, wouldn’t there be thousands of cases of vCJD[1] by now? 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease https:/
by ggreer 6y ago
If US beef was contaminated, wouldn’t there be thousands of cases of vCJD[1] by now?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_Creutzfeldt–Jakob_dise...
- imglorp 6y agoYes there could be. It remains latent for years after consuming the infected meat. Guess we'll find out! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- ggreer 6y agoWe did find out. The US has had a total of 4 cases of vCJD, all of which were contracted overseas.[1] For comparison, the UK has had over 170 cases.[2] 1. https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/vcjd-reported.html https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/vcjd-reported.html 2. See table 3 in the PDF on this page: https://www.termedia.pl/Review-article-r-n-r-nVariant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob-disease-an-update,20,18389,1,1.html https://www.termedia.pl/Review-article-r-n-r-nVariant-Creutz...