Deadly infectious ZOMBIE deer disease is 'rapidly spreading across the US' - and experts warn that humans could contract it next

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[–]useless_aether 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

prions.

well, the end is near, time to get ready for the zombie apocalypse.. s/preppers is ready to service your survival needs... :-)

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That comment has me laughing out loud!
Peppers is awesome! ;-).

[–]useless_aether 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

yes, but it needs more zombies apparently

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are you sure it's prions? I hope it's not prions.

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

no, i just guessed because jakob-creutzfeld was prions. free range animals shouldnt have that problem if i think about it unless they eat meat. which is not unheard of in deer, so... idk!

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It actually is a prion disease, you were 100% correct, good guess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_wasting_disease

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - a group of progressive, invariably fatal, conditions that are associated with prions and affect the brain

[–]SundogsPlace[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

First, I have to wonder what modern environmental pollution is causing this, or was it an experiment gone awry?

I personally think that CWD, or Mad cow disease, is already present in the human population; actually in large numbers. There are a ton of diseases that have almost the same symptoms as each other, and similar to CWD.

A prime example would be with muscular dystrophy. Now considered to be the most 'common form' of the disease, FSHD, was unheard of just 15 years ago.

Now, it's the most common form, due to lumping all sorts of conditions, and diseases together; so going from unheard of, to the most common, by way of the box.

The sad thing is, these different 'boxes' are getting filled up with disease similar to CWD.

Just interesting I guess.

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Oh dang I didn't realize humans could get Chronic Wasting Disease by eating contaminated deer meat

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sarcasm?

Well, anyway, according to the article we don't actually know whether humans can get it yet. The answer is probably, though; that's NOT A CHALLENGE!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

Oh deer...

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Map: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/17/16/9532554-6714461-According_to_the_CDC_the_disease_has_now_been_reported_in_at_lea-a-20_1550420136595.jpg

I guess they can basically rename it Wyoming disease heh