Mad Madness

Cow rabies is a disease poorly studied, and therefore extremely dangerous. This is an infectious-viral disease that was first discovered in the UK. Initially, it was believed that mad cow disease is a danger exclusively for animals, but not so long ago, evidence was found that in the human body the disease can develop as actively.

Symptoms of mad cow disease

Presumably, the cows contracted a virus from the sheep. Most likely, the infection happened through the feed. Unfortunately, it is impossible to accurately diagnose during an animal's life. Talk about something specific can only be after the autopsy.

Of course, there are some symptoms in which it is desirable to isolate the animal, and they look like this:

  1. Nervousness, anxiety and excessive aggression, most likely, testify to cow rabies.
  2. A non-typical for the cow position of the trunk is another suspicious symptom.
  3. Sharp weight loss and general deterioration in animal health may also indicate an infection.
  4. An inadequate sign is considered to be an inadequate response of the cow to noise. Some individuals even begin to beat in cramps.

Mad rabies in humans

For a person, the infection of cow rabies presents the same danger as for an animal. The main problem is that the incubation period of the disease is too great. It is possible to infect cow rabies by eating unsuitable meat or having suffered from a bite of a sick animal. But after getting into the body, the virus can not show itself for a very long time. Sometimes the infection only comes to light a few years after the incident.

Cow rabies is a deadly disease. And, unfortunately, the universal and effective method of treating a person from her has not yet been invented. Therefore, all the forces should be thrown on the prevention of infection. Farmers in contact with animals should regularly undergo medical examinations themselves and examine cattle from veterinarians. In no event can you buy meat of suspicious origin. When a person has the first symptoms of mad cow disease, one must necessarily turn to a specialist.

The main signs of infection in humans are as follows:

  1. Like an infected animal, a person becomes more aggressive and nervous.
  2. In some patients, coordination is impaired. Human movements become too strange.
  3. Sometimes there is a deterioration in vision .
  4. The obvious disorders in the work of the nervous system are manifested in the last place.