# Is Mad Cow Disease still a problem?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 4, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mad-cow-disease-still-a-problem/580644 "2011-05-04T01:18:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mad-cow-disease-still-a-problem/580644/61 "2011-05-06T20:38:04Z")

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> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> Person-to-person? I didn’t think that was possible.

In the “secondary transmission” sense (blood transfusion, human growth hormone, surgical instruments, transplants) as opposed to primary transmission from BSE-infected beef.

Si

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