PVC Compound 'Animal By-product Free' solutions for Medical and Dental products Summary Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) are a group of progressive diseases that affect various mammalian species, including humans. These diseases attack the brain and nervous system, leading to impaired brain function. Over time, this causes people to develop a variety of symptoms that worsen over time. The best-known of these diseases is BSE or 'Mad Cow Disease'. Research indicates that these diseases spread from infected animals by way of certain proteins known as “prions” . Contact with infected tissues is the most direct route for transmission, but concerns began to rise years ago about the potential for indirect contact by way of medical and dental devices made with animal by-products. Th

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