Question

Read this excerpt from "Mad Cow, Furious Farmer” and consider the resource provided at the end of the passage. Eventually, in 1997, governments began to ban farmers from feeding their livestock high-risk meat and bone mixtures. With that ban, the epidemic quickly peaked, and by 2010 had largely disappeared. Over the years, half a million cows and two hundred people had been killed by prions. In the end, the BSE epidemic was a watershed moment, or turning point, in public health. Citizens were enraged at their governments for having kept prions a secret. Governments, who had lost the public trust, struggled to find the best way to communicate health risks without creating unnecessary panic. Ainsworth, Claire, and Damian Carrington. "BSE disaster: the history.” 25 October, 2000. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn91-bse-disaster-the-history.html#.UdS7vW3Ty7A. The passage "Mad Cow, Furious Farmer” was written after 2010. What is the most likely reason an article about the disease from 2000 was included in the passage?

Answer 1

2000 might be when the disease peaked. It mentions in the passage that the government started to ban farmers from feeding their livestock high risk meat, and that the disease peaked shortly after that. Since 2000 is 'shortly after' 1997, the source from 2000 might be from the peak. 

Answer 2

Answer:

A: To provide the first writings about the disease.

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