I just learned about the Mad Cow Disease and I had a cheeseburger at school today that had some red tint to it that looked like blood. I'm pretty sure that if the burger is cooked very hot and thorough, I should have no worries about Mad Cow Disease am I correct?
Could you know if beef was infected with Mad Cow or can you not tell by looking?
Also, what is my risk of eating school government provided lunches and getting Mad Cow?
How long do symptoms appear?
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bobby b
2007-10-23 09:28:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
lying liar. burn in h***
2007-10-23 09:35:39 · update #1
It's too late since you ate the burger.
You're already infected. I can tell by the wording in your question.
Also, cooking does not destroy the cause of Mad Cow. It wouldn't have mattered if the beef was rare or burnt to a crisp.
Edit... is a lying liar someone that tells the truth?
Things that make you go "Hmmmm"?
2007-10-23 09:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As far as I know only about a dozen people in the whole world have been infected with mad cow disease. You are probably more likely to be dealt 12 consecutive royal flushes in a poker game than you are of being infected with mad cow.
That red tint can also be a sign of over cooking which seems more likely with institutional food.
2007-10-23 09:48:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Relax.
Mad Cow may possibly be related to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans but there is no direct evidence that those few people who have died of it (171 people worldwide to date) got it from eating cows. A substantial proportion of those 171 caught it by ritual cannibalism - eating the brains of the dead - so unless your school cafeteria is serving Zombie Surprise you're completely safe.
By the way, cooking doesn't matter, so don't go overcooking your meat to try to kill the imaginary Mad Cow virus. Mad Cow (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, to use the technical term) is conveyed by a malformed protein and survives cooking.
2007-10-23 09:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you can't tell by looking at the meat only. Second, chances of you actually getting the disease are like 1 in a billion. And do you think the school is actually going to let you eat tainted meat????? If I were you, I would be more concerned with getting my homework done and what girl likes you rather than worrying over something that the chances of you getting are almost nil.
2007-10-23 09:50:30 · answer #4 · answered by Amy L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well from what I understand if they suspect a cow had mad cow disease they will test it....or put it down and then test it. I dont think you have anything to worry about.
2007-10-23 10:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a google search on mad cow disease. You should be able to find plenty of info.
2007-10-23 09:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by EvilWoman0913 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cooking doesn't get rid of the cause of mad cow disease. Sorry :-(
Good thing nobody actually gets it.
2007-10-23 09:38:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jeremy B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're right no beef Mad cow, no pork trichinosis, no vegetables E-Coli, No fruit from Mexico, no water polluted. Just end it now
2007-10-23 11:11:17 · answer #8 · answered by ken G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was Mad Cow Disease then there would be a World Wide Craze to Find where its comming from.
Its a VERY VERY VERY Rare disease
2007-10-23 09:38:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Cooking doesn't destroy mad cow. It only destroys e-coli, but if your burger was rare then that didn't kill it either.
Don't worry so much.
2007-10-23 10:48:27 · answer #10 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋