Prion Diseases--Mad Cow Disease and others
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) & Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans
Reference Materials
CDC - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Background, Evolution, and Current Concerns
NINDS Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Information Page
Scrapie (a disease of sheep known since the 1700's--possibly the origin of BSE)