Spongiform encephalopathy is a fatal infectious disease known as that attacks the brain and central nervous system.Outbreaks of the disease hit epidemic proportions amongst cattle in the UK during the 1980s,and evidence suggests that the disease was transmitted to humans through contaminated beef.In humans,this became known as:

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is the human form of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which was transmitted to humans through the consumption of contaminated beef.

Spongiform Encephalopathy Is a Fatal Infectious Disease Known as That