There are so many THEORIES, and so little solid scientific information, at least on this site, regarding cause and effect of BSE/TSE diseases it is little wonder there is such antagonism between those supporting each of the various theories.
So.......what if.......they are simply anomalies or abberations or just plain something that happens, possibly exaggerated in SOME individual animals and humans, with the result of the disease taking over the individuals systems? The more I read about this, the more I suspect something like this well may be the case.
Who are we going to blame if that proves to be true?????
What if there is something connected with the fact that we simply live longer than we used to being relevant to the onset of BSE/TSE/vCJD type illnesses? I believe that back in 1940 when I was born, average expected lifespan was something less than 50 years, and it is now about 80 years.
Just something to think about.
MRJ