Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humanswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12cross-posted to: home@lemmy.crimedad.workhealth@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.orgnews@lemmy.orgpublichealth@mander.xyz
arrow-up1188arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: home@lemmy.crimedad.workhealth@lemmy.worldnews@beehaw.orgnews@lemmy.orgpublichealth@mander.xyz
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoNot this pathogen. Prions are not living organisms, not even as much as viruses, and are extremely resistant to both heat and cold. It’s the same stuff that caused the mad cow disease in Britain.
Not this pathogen. Prions are not living organisms, not even as much as viruses, and are extremely resistant to both heat and cold. It’s the same stuff that caused the mad cow disease in Britain.