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It is estimated around 400 000 infected cows entered human foodchain in the UK in the 1980s. Less than 200 people died. Samples from appendectomy imply many mor
by Gare 5y ago
It is estimated around 400 000 infected cows entered human foodchain in the UK in the 1980s. Less than 200 people died. Samples from appendectomy imply many more are infected, but didn't develop symptoms (yet).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak
- chmod775 5y agoHeat isn't kind to proteins (denaturing, and specifically unfolding them), so cooking that meat - as most people likely did - should have made it safer.