Mad Cow U.S.A.: Could the Nightmare Happen Here?After a decade of denial, the British government stunned the world in 1996 by admitting that the deadly dementia affecting its beef and dairy herds was "the most likely cause" of a new, equally deadly human disease which may have already infected millions of people. "Mad Cow USA" looks at the scientists and science behind a rare and capricious class of diseases that have baffled researchers for centuries, and tells--despite U.S. government reassurances--how "mad cow" disease could happen here. |
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THE THING THAT EATS YOUR BRAIN | 25 |
THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRY | 59 |
Outbreak in Americas Dairyland | 85 |
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