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More People May Get "Mad Cow" Than Previously Believed

The BBC is also reporting that variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a.k.a., vCJD, a.k.a. the human analog of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a.k.a. BSE, a.k.a. "mad cow" disease, may be carried by more of the population than was previously believed. The incubation period of the disease may also be longer in some cases than was expected. Bad news for people who like eating cows that have eaten other cows.