Ahhh, I had no idea the connection between farmed deer and CWD.
So, I’m assuming that CWD in deers is caused in the same way that BSE is in cows? It’s miraculous there aren’t any hicks that have contracted the CJD equivalent from CWD deers.
Yeah, it’s pretty much the cervid version of Mad Cow. Affects whitetail, mule, moose, elk, maybe some Asian deer. Current research is pointing to it not being human transmissible but they have had lab transmission in primates with direct neuro tissue transfer. It’s highly infectious and stays in the ground for years.
Captive deer lick noses through the fence with wild deer and greatly helped the spread.
Ahhh, I had no idea the connection between farmed deer and CWD.
So, I’m assuming that CWD in deers is caused in the same way that BSE is in cows? It’s miraculous there aren’t any hicks that have contracted the CJD equivalent from CWD deers.
Yeah, it’s pretty much the cervid version of Mad Cow. Affects whitetail, mule, moose, elk, maybe some Asian deer. Current research is pointing to it not being human transmissible but they have had lab transmission in primates with direct neuro tissue transfer. It’s highly infectious and stays in the ground for years.
Captive deer lick noses through the fence with wild deer and greatly helped the spread.
There’s so much we still don’t understand about prions, I have a horrible feeling that it should be phrased 'it’s not transmissible to humans yet '.