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Meanings of mad cow disease in English

Portuguese
doença das vacas loucas

A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation.

doença das vacas loucas

Cattle disease caused by proteinaceous infectious particles.

Usage of mad cow disease in English
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By the infectious prion that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob, commonly called mad cow disease.
Revival
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Like maybe giving Coach Buck mad cow disease or something, said Sue.
Bake sale murder
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Only one person has died from mad cow disease in Britain since 2012.
News.com.au
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Cloned cows thathave been genetically engineered to resist mad cow disease?
Wired
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The urine test proved effective at identifying the human form of mad cow disease.
Reuters
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Thailand had already banned British beef over mad cow disease.
The Irish Times
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China banned U.S. beef in 2003 after a U.S. scare over mad cow disease.
Reuters
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Scares like the mishandled mad cow disease dented consumer confidence in both politicians and bureaucrats.
The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
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PRIORITY No 1: take the heat out of the BSE, or mad cow disease, crisis.
The Irish Times
10
The condition is similar to mad cow disease, but is not linked to beef consumption.
Reuters
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Imports of beef from the European Union already were banned because of mad cow disease.
The Irish Times
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It's a million times bigger than mad cow disease.
The Irish Times
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Downer cows are considered potential carriers of mad cow disease, salmonella or dangerous E. coli strains.
Wired
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The proposal received attention after a cow in Alabama had been diagnosed with mad cow disease.
The Guardian
15
Scientists in Italy have officially confirmed a second home-grown case of mad cow disease in the country.
The Irish Times
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A UCD research group is looking for new treatments for animal and human forms of mad cow disease.
The Irish Times
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