Food-Borne Illnesses | The Threat of Mad Cow Disease in the United States Has Been Exaggerated
Abigail Trafford is a health columnist for the Washington Post.
Summary: The risk of contracting mad cow disease in the United States is minimal. Americans are more likely to contract bacterial types of food-borne illnesses, such as Listeriosis or Salmonella, than they are mad cow disease. Even if a cow—the main transmitter of the disease— did become sick, officials would isolate the animal long before it could become part of the food chain and a risk to humans. People need to put the potential risk from mad cow disease in perspective...
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