A human version of mad cow disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is believed to be caused by eating beef products contaminated with central nervous system tissue, such as brain and spinal cord, from cattle infected with mad cow disease.t is not linked to eating nerve tissue from mad cow disease-affected cattle -- both vegetarians and meat eaters have died from classic CJD. CJD most commonly affects people over 65 and is usually fatal within six months from onset of symptoms. 1 | 2 | 3.
All rights reserved. Famous People with Mental Illnesses 1. Abraham Lincoln: 16th President of U.S. suffered from severe and debilitating and on occasion suicidal depressions, as recorded by Carl Sandburg in his comprehensive six-volume biographical analysis of his life.
How many people in the United States have severe mental illnesses? Approximately 4.5 million individuals in the United States have severe mental illness, either schizophrenia or manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder).What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a neurological brain disorder that affects 2.2 million Americans today, or approximately one percent of the population.ow many people in the United States have severe mental illnesses? Approximately 4.5 million individuals in the United States have severe mental illness, either schizophrenia or manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder).