Two cases of Mad Cow Disease (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) deaths reported in the USA now. H5N1 bird flu transmitted from birds to cows to humans.

ROCHESTER NY

Beloved teacher dies of rare illness, students raise enough money to put her children through college

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A school of students, devastated by the sudden loss of a favorite teacher, worked together to ensure her legacy lives on. Emily Casey died less than a month after being diagnosed with a rare and frightening disease.

In the two weeks since she passed, her students at Our Lady of Mercy School have raised more than $150,000 in her memory.

www.whec.com/local/beloved-teacher-dies-of-rare-illness-students-raise-enough-money-to-put-her-children-through-college/

MICHIGAN

Michigan woman, 55, dies from mad cow-like disease that is 100% deadly and has no known cause or cure

• Arlene VonMyhr, 55, died after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• The condition kills 100 percent of patients and usually strikes at random 

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13261007/michigan-woman-dies-rare-fatal-brain-disease-cjd.html