Human form of 'mad cow' disease twice as prevalent as previously thought, study reveals

Twice as many people as previously thought may be carrying the infectious agent responsible for the human form of “mad cow” disease, a study has claimed. Double the number of people were found with the unusual proteins linked to the variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is believed to have passed from contaminated beef to humans.    
Source: The Independent - Science - Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news