• Question: Is it true that mad cow disease can make you mad or is it just a myth?

    Asked by to Daryl on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Daryl Jones answered on 16 Jun 2014:


      Well, that depends on what we mean by “mad”. Mad cow disease makes people lose their memory, and it also makes them hallucinate, so they might see things or hear things that aren’t really there, so yes, in a way, mad cow disease can make you mad!

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