Question

What is the main idea of this excerpt? Mad cow disease ended because of government bans on feeding cows certain foods, but people were angry that governments did not act sooner. Mad cow disease was originally caused when governments allowed for cows food sources to be contaminated, so people were angry at their leaders. Both farmers and customers had been aware of mad cow disease, but they did not think their governments should have done anything to stop it

Answer 1

The excerpt indicates that governmental regulations eventually curbed the spread of mad cow disease but also suggests there was public dissatisfaction due to the delayed action in implementing these measures.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea of the excerpt is that the government interventions, such as bans on certain cattle feed, helped bring an end to the spread of mad cow disease, but there was public discontent about the governments’ delayed actions. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, was caused by cattle consuming feed contaminated with infected nervous tissue, leading to a fatal neurodegenerative condition characterized by misfolded proteins called prions.

The realization that BSE could be transmitted to humans in the form of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) through the consumption of infected beef triggered international bans on such imports and highlighted the need for rigorous disease control measures.

Answer 2

I think it would be or similar to "Though the government did help end mad cow disease, the people were angry they didn't help sooner."