Sanjay is a veterinary scientist who works for a pharmaceutical company that manufactures cures for many diseases that affect animals. Recently, his company came across a substance that they believe could be used to fight one of the biggest threats to the American food system. The problem is that this particular disease can only be studied on Plum Island, in New York. Sanjay is on a helicopter meant to take him to Plum Island to begin his research with live samples of the disease. Which disease is Sanjay’s drug MOST likely attempting to heal?
A. mad cow disease
B. toxoplasmosis
C. foot and mouth disease
D. swine flu
