Optimists are proclaiming that variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the human form – always fatal – of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “Mad Cow Disease,” is on the wane. Obviously, given the degree of suffering and public anxiety that variant CJD has caused, the possibility that it is receding is welcome news.
乐观主义者称牛海绵状脑病，亦称“疯牛病”可以致人死命的新型变体克雅氏病（CJD）正在逐渐消失。显而易见，鉴于变异型克雅氏病曾经造成的痛苦和给公众带来的忧虑，它可能的消退无疑是个好消息。但情况真的是这样吗？