Kinda makes the UK sound like a house of ill repute...what gives? There are some really, really not so nice "places" to be here in the US & I'm sure all around the world. WHy single out the UK?
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Kinda makes the UK sound like a house of ill repute...what gives? There are some really, really not so nice "places" to be here in the US & I'm sure all around the world. WHy single out the UK?
If I recall correctly, it was Creutzfelt Jacob disease aka mad cow disease.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
It was very widespread in the UK, and anyone who lived there for a while during a defined window is banned from donating blood / organs.
Mind you, you can still donate your body to science.
Medical students still need corpses to disect, and several other places could use your remains. I read an article about corpse farms, where forensic scientists do studies on the speed of decomp in a wide variety of circumstances. No matter what your lifestyle was, they could always use your body for such purposes.
Hey Shooter,Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
The CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) outbreak did cross to humans, and as a prion based disease it is unknown how it spread. A few people did die horrible deaths as a result of the crossover. Since we don't really know anything about how Prions infect humans, it's best to prevent exposure by any ethical means. HEHE house of ill repute :) made me smile (I haven't heard that phrase for a long while.)
God ... I remember studying (and I use the word loosely) prions in university, it was the least scientific portion of my degree study. Lots of theories and if's and but's, which annoys me a little. I like black and white data :P