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BSE Home Page ![red bullet](/peth04/20041102121151im_/http://www.fda.gov/cvm/images/yellowbullet.gif)
Ruminant Feed Inspect.![red bullet](/peth04/20041102121151im_/http://www.fda.gov/cvm/images/yellowbullet.gif)
TSE Cost Analysis ![red bullet](/peth04/20041102121151im_/http://www.fda.gov/cvm/images/yellowbullet.gif)
CVM Updates ![red bullet](/peth04/20041102121151im_/http://www.fda.gov/cvm/images/yellowbullet.gif)
Guidance Documents ![red bullet](/peth04/20041102121151im_/http://www.fda.gov/cvm/images/yellowbullet.gif)
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BSE (sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease")
and CJD belong to the unusual group of progressively degenerative
neurological diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs). These diseases are characterized by an incubation
period of several months (among mink) to several years, during
which there is no visible indication of the disease. The incubation
period for BSE among cattle ranges from three to eight years;
for CJD among humans, it is approximately 13 years.
Web page updated by swd,
December 29, 2003, 10:37 AM ET
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