Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Xuxa the White
The prions are contaminated with a Manganese compound...manganese in large quantities is lethal to nerve cells. The use of Organophosphate pesticides,(which penetrate the skins of cattle and go alll the way into the flesh) contain manganese, which is a super-oxidant. When you get mad cow disease, the prions, poisoned with the manganese basically have "burned" brain tissue until you basically fall apart mentally and physically.
|
Prions (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) are certainly a concern nowadays; never before has a protein caused such harm to a living organism. They are prevalent in a number of animals: mice, hamsters, birds, cats, sheep ---- virtually every species known to man! What makes them so dangerous is the fact that they're indestructible. It was originally thought that prions might be a virus, but that theory was proven wrong when an attempt was made to destroy their DNA. There was no DNA present so the possibility that prions were a virus was ruled out.
When it was discovered that people were susceptible to Mad Cow, a huge investigation ensued. Luckily due to some studies made during the 1950s on the Fore tribe in New Guinea, scientists reached a conclusion relatively quickly. The South Fore had been suffering from a strange malady, particularly women and children. The symptoms were very similar to Mad Cow (loss of coordination, etc.). The only way this disease can be passed from one body to another involves the consumption of a diseased organism. Cows are forced to eat the brains and body parts of other cows, poultry, etc. The brain is the most infected area of a diseased animal. Now.... lol.... what do you think these blackies were doing wrong? For years the Fore tribe practiced cannibalism. The men would eat the most desirable portions (muscles), while women and children were left with ---- yuck ---- the brains! Apparently the purpose of this ritual was to pay respect to those that passed on. When one of their tribal members would die of "Kuru" (in Fore it means "trembling") they would honor him / her by eating their remains. Supposedly the Fore no longer practice cannibalism, though judging by the progress made by their brothers and sisters in Africa (and the US), I am not convinced.