Question

Question:
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (VCJD) can be contracted only if
Option 1:
Consume shrimp infected with E.coli
Option 2:
Consume nerve tissues (brain and spine) of cattle infected with Mad
cow disease
Option 3:
Consume water tainted with E.coli
Option 4:
None of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

All types of CJD are transmissible irrespective of how they occur in the person. It is thought that humans can contract the variant form of the disease by eating food from animals infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the bovine form of TSE also known as mad cow disease

Explanation:

Most reported vCJD cases appear to have been infected through the consumption of bovine meat products contaminated with the agent of BSE. In three cases, reported by the UK, the mode of transmission is thought to be through receipt of blood from an asymptomatic, infected donor.