Saturday, February 23, 2019

Zombie Deer Disease, Mad Cow Disease and the Jump to Humans

Mad Cow Disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, has been around for years.  It jumped to humans in the '90's and people still die from it. Basically, their brains are eaten away and there is no cure.  Now researchers have found a similar disease in deer.  The disease causes their brains to become like swiss cheese as prions wreak havoc inside their heads.  The jump to humans is not fiction.  It is feared that this could happen soon.  The whole article can be found here.
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