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