OVERNIGHT-LITE: Hoof And Mouth Disease Started From Cows Eating...Humans

Theory: Mad Cow May Have Come From Humans

LONDON (AP) - A new theory proposes that mad cow disease may have come from feeding British cattle meal contaminated with human remains infected with a variation of the disease. The hypothesis, outlined this week in The Lancet medical journal, suggests the infected cattle feed came from the Indian...

Yes. Before Mad-Cow became a media buzzword, the condition was called hoof and mouth disease. Hardly as catchy, and credit those whacky Brits who love anything that bears a reference to insanity.