Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy? Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), like the other transmissible spongiform brain diseases, is caused by prions. These are misfolded proteins that are deposited primarily in nerve cells and thus damage the brain. The BSE pathogens are considered dangerous, among other things, because they easily cross the so-called species barrier and infect … Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
