spongiform encephalopathy in young humans

[A.J.Cann]

kirberg at bii.ch (Jorg Kirberg) wrote:
>* how can it make sense if man never got it from sheep before ? I would
>think that one still has to wait for more cases before a link between BSE
>and humans eating whatever from the U.K. cattles can be made.

It makes "sense" (although I'm not sure that's quite how I'd put it) 
because there is experimental evidence that once a prion disease has 
crossed one species barrier, it seems to be more easily transmissible to 
other species. Take a look at:
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/335/Prions.html

Dr Alan J. Cann  PhD,   Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
University of Leicester,  P.O. Box 138,  Medical Sciences Building,
University Road, Leicester LE1 9HN,  UK.
Email: nna at le.ac.uk     http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/AJC/nna.html