Mad cow disease is related to the human disease known as new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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Mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a neurological disorder in cows caused by prions. The human disease known as new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (nvCJD) is caused by the consumption of beef from cows infected with BSE. Both diseases are related and caused by prions.

Mad Cow Disease Is Related to the Human Disease Known