Okay, let's assume for the moment that I am very naive and gullible, and having a bad day to boot. Would you please explain to me why you think this is a hoax?
Cooking does not reduce mad cow risk at all. Temperatures hot enough to destroy surgical instruments don't destroy prions (the agent which causes the disease). Read "Mad Cow USA" if you want to learn all about this stuff. You can download it free here. It is a very well researched book in spite of the alarming title. Nobody knows how much you have to eat to get sick. The risk is probably fairly small from a steak (higher for ground beef and other processed stuff like taco filling and pizza toppings), but since it's such an awful way to die I'm eating organic beef for now (which is fed an all vegetable diet).
Okay, let's assume for the moment that I am very naive and gullible, and having a bad day to boot. Would you please explain to me why you think this is a hoax?
posted by chithulhu 19 years ago
In "Mad Cow II."
Cooking does not reduce mad cow risk at all. Temperatures hot enough to destroy surgical instruments don't destroy prions (the agent which causes the disease). Read "Mad Cow USA" if you want to learn all about this stuff. You can download it free here. It is a very well researched book in spite of the alarming title. Nobody knows how much you have to eat to get sick. The risk is probably fairly small from a steak (higher for ground beef and other processed stuff like taco filling and pizza toppings), but since it's such an awful way to die I'm eating organic beef for now (which is fed an all vegetable diet).
posted by chithulhu 20 years ago
I've got a fever, and the only cure... is more cowbell.
posted by chithulhu 20 years ago
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