Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humanswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1433arrow-down17cross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
arrow-up1426arrow-down1external-link‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humanswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square167fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoMoreover, there’s no expectation that a prion disease like CWD can ever spread from person to (non-cannibal) person
minus-squareCosmicomical@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoSo you are saying that the people infected with the zombie disease are all going to be cannibals? Somehow this doesn’t sound like a good news.
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoShould be fine unless the protein in question is found in saliva – Oh. Oh no
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoIt’s good news for anyone who likes the taste of brains.
Moreover, there’s no expectation that a prion disease like CWD can ever spread from person to (non-cannibal) person
So you are saying that the people infected with the zombie disease are all going to be cannibals? Somehow this doesn’t sound like a good news.
Should be fine unless the protein in question is found in saliva – Oh. Oh no
It’s good news for anyone who likes the taste of brains.