An outbreak of a rare parasitic disease has been linked to undercooked bear meat eaten by dozens of people at a gathering in North Carolina, a new U.S. CDC report has revealed.
Is chronic wasting disease communicable between species? I thought prions were species-specific.
Edit: I was curious and looked it up. It’s not currently communicable to humans but that could change as the prion evolves. Avoid eating infected meat, though it probably won’t affect you, being patient zero would suck.
Sounds about right. Scrapie (similar disease in sheep) never seems to have become transmissible to humans, but the cattle version did. So it’s worth avoiding.
Just get it tested for chronic wasting disease if that’s a thing in the area you live. Cooking probably can’t kill that, as it’s a prion disease.
Is chronic wasting disease communicable between species? I thought prions were species-specific.
Edit: I was curious and looked it up. It’s not currently communicable to humans but that could change as the prion evolves. Avoid eating infected meat, though it probably won’t affect you, being patient zero would suck.
Sounds about right. Scrapie (similar disease in sheep) never seems to have become transmissible to humans, but the cattle version did. So it’s worth avoiding.
Prions are scary.