I sure do hate it for him, but I'm gonna have to take my chances. I'm not giving up my beef. Besides, seafood & chicken have their own issues as well.
----- Original Message ----- From: "kurt rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rtf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:37 AM Subject: [RollTideFan] Rut Row.. > http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1624294&nav=1VPtKX0X > > NewsChannel 19's Kym Richardson Reports 1/30/04 > > Autopsy reports show a DeKalb County man died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob > disease, the human version of mad cow disease. > > Charles Farrow, or "Bobby" known to friends became sick in October of > 2001. He began mixing up his words and staggering. Doctors said he had a > mini stroke and he'd be fine. But Farrow continued to get worse. > > Two months later doctors in Birmingham diagnosed him with sporadic > Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or CJD. Three days after that - he slipped > into a coma. Bobby's wife, Evelyn said, "this is a horrible disease, > they need to find out what it is. In 6 weeks go from a healthy person to > someone in a coma, you can't understand this." > > > "There are cases that are just sporadic, where we just don't know," says > Dr. Richard Spera. Dr. Spera is an infectious disease physician. He says > Creutzfeldt-jakob disease is so rare, medical experts are still baffled > by it. "Something that's very difficult to diagnose, usually done at > autopsy," added Dr. Spera. > > This is what doctors do know. CJD is usually not contagious. In most > cases, like Bobby's, it appears out of nowhere. In 10% of cases it's > inherited through a mutated gene. The few cases that have been diagnosed > in the United State they have not been passed from infected cows to humans. > > Charles Farrow died in November of 2003. When he was buried, his body > had to be wrapped several times to make sure no fluids would leak into > the ground. Apparently after death is when CJD is a risk to anyone who > handles the body. > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
