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What is chronic wasting disease? A wildlife scientist explains the fatal prion infection killing...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFemale white-tailed deer at sunrise. Gary Gray/Getty ImagesChronic wasting disease, a deadly...
Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible, some experts say—but only in rare, unusual circumstances....
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoIncredibly rare and exotic prion diseases hold uncomfortable similarities with other...
What are prion diseases? Hunters died of fatal disorder after eating tainted deer meat, researchers...
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA recent report published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that two hunters contracted...
Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA new study might point to the first signs of a frightening public health scenario: Researchers...
What Is Kuru?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Prion Disease Spread by Ingesting Human Brain Matter Andrew Brookes/ Getty Images Medically reviewed by Ronald Lubelchek, MD Kuru is an extremely rare...
Zombie deer? Yes, and chronic wasting disease is now in Florida. 12 things you should know
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 months agoZombie deer? It's not the latest Hollywood movie but a real concern for wildlife agencies around the...
Lethal ‘zombie deer disease’ could spill-over to humans, research group warns as it launches an...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe threat of so-called “mad cow disease” has all but faded from the collective memory, after its...
Chronic wasting disease: Death of 2 hunters in US raises concerns of 'zombie deer'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoTwo hunters who ate meat from a population of deer known to have chronic wasting disease − or...
2 die after eating CWD-infected meat: What to know about 'zombie deer disease'
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoResearchers reported the death of two hunters who ate venison infected with chronic wasting disease...
Alarming case of deadly brain disease linked to Covid-19
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoCovid was associated with a case of prion disease, a type of “rapidly progressive dementia” in a new...