Pandemic Survival Blog

    The famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey once had to run to the courts as a lawsuit was filed against her back in the mid 90s. In 1996, Oprah hosted a show where the guest opined that there was always a possibility of an outbreak of mad cow disease as cattle all over the U.S. was fed with livestock who had died suddenly and without any apparent reason. However, this show created much controversy across the country as beef prices plummeted and cattle farmers were left with huge losses. They filed a lawsuit against the guest of the show, Howard Lyman, who was held responsible for their losses. However, Oprah being the host, was not spared.   Though cattle farmers said that beef was absolutely safe, there had already been an outbreak of mad cow disease in England prior to the telecast of the show. Moreover, the UK government had also accepted the fact that there was always a possibility of people getting infected with the disease due to uncontrolled con...