However, he says restrictions on the export of British meat to the rest of Europe will likely remain in effect indefinitely. Thousands of British cows, pigs, and sheep have been destroyed since the epidemic flared in February. Cases of the disease were also record in Ireland, France, and Holland. Hoof and mouth disease is an infection that spreads easily and rapidly among cloven-hooved animals. It causes painful ulcers around the mouth and other sensitive areas.
Animals often waste away because feeding is too painful.
The most effective method of suppressing outbreaks is destruction of infected animals. The Academy reviewed more than 1,000 studies on Alzheimer's undertaken since 1994, and earlier this week it released three sets of recommendations for recognizing early signs of the disease, procedures for a more precise diagnosis, and a review of the most effective treatments known. Dementia is the term scientists use to describe general deterioration of brain functions that can be brought on by head injuries or disease, or which manifests itself as a person ages. Alzheimer's is seen most often in people over the age of 65, but doctors now believe it may actually start developing decades earlier. One of its most devastating effects is the erosion of memory, often to the point where a patient forgets even how to care for himself.