BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)? Sometimes called Mad Cow Disease. A disease of cattle presumably caused by a virus or other unidentified entity that affects the brain and causes the cow to behave erratically. Prevalent in parts of Europe but not in the United States. BSE is a contamin

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