Is it possible to have a form of mad cow from sweet meat (cow organ) eaten in the 1960's and 1970's?

My grandfather was a butcher in a packing house. He became demented at an early age (not blood grandpa). He had a strange gait, difficult speech, ataxia, tremors similar to parkinsons, sleep difficulties, loss of balance and could not take care of himself by age 70. Grandma ate the same crud from the packing house. She acts just like he did and she has not had a stroke. It is uncanny how similar their symptoms are.

lyme disease? how can you tell?

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The very vertrabre of the cow is used in Gelatin, which is in lots n lots of things,...If your granpa was eating meat at that time yes it is posiable..!
CJD does not discriminate...!

unless your Veggie...:)

clammy hands?

Interestingly enough, the organs of a cow house more bacteria than the muscle. I did a research paper on this very subject for college last year.

Also, not much info was available regarding mad cow in the 60's and 70's, so my guess is that the possibility of your grandparents contracting the disease could very well be.

spina bifida occulta and cheerleading?

haha, probally not its like the bird flu. you cant get it

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