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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Mad cow disease) - The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

Mad Cow Disease Info for Teens - KidsHealth has prepared this information especially for teens.

Mad Cow Disease from KidsHealth - This information is geared towards parents.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Prion Diseases - The US Government describes research (both in the US and around the world) into these types of diseases.

What is Mad Cow Disease? - This information, for kids, was developed by KidsHealth.

World Health Organization: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - This fact sheet describes the the source of the epidemic, the causes, prevention, and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

World Health Organization: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - The epidemiology, clinical features, cause, and diagnosis will all be found here.

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