The transmission of CWD to other species such as squirrel monkeys and humanized mice has been observed in experimental settings.[4]
Yes, let’s become human patient 0
“Humanized mice”
This is probably less insidious than it sounds, but can anyone elaborate on what this means?
A humanized mouse is a genetically modified mouse that has functioning human genes, cells, tissues and/or organs.[1] Humanized mice are commonly used as small animal models in biological and medical research for human therapeutics.[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanized_mouse
Early research into skaven
Not encouraging, I’ve been talking to the hunters in my life about this issue, so I’ll have to add the observed-laboratory-conditions-transmission to the convo…
This is a crime right? Knowingly distributing contaminated food.
I’d be interested in hearing a lawyer’s take, I could see it going either way. I bet it depends on the state tbh
It might matter that it’s possibly not transmissible to humans? I’m not sure.
Looks like testing done by the CDC does suggest that CWD is transmissible to humans (in the form of CJD)
I would classify it as biological warfare, but at least they provided full disclosure regarding the dangerous defects.
What kind of casual Facebook marketplace person would want this? Someone with nefarious intentions?
“Mwah-ah-ah I can feed this to my neighbor’s dog who barks all day. This will make him quiet.”
This is the zombie deer disease, right? Honestly, why would you even risk it…
For the uninitiated, here’s a good podcast series by the BBC about mad cow disease and zombie deer:
It can take a decade or 2 for prions to damage your brain enough to notice, after that it’s a pretty rapid spiral into death.
That’s a pretty shit gamble.
Don’t prion diseases require like, full autoclave sterilization? All the equipment used to process this deer would be contaminated
Autoclaves can be used in parts of the process for cleaning heat resistant instruments, but you still have to treat them with sodium hydroxide or highly concentrated bleach afterwards.
Imo unless it’s something you can’t do without, just throw it all in the incinerator.
Ahh, so everyone involved should (in a world that gives a shit) lose any licences held related to food processing (if they knew it was CWD) and have their processing equipment seized and sterilizes?
It would be nice, but most people don’t even get their venison tested in the first place. Not unless they live in a state where cwd is super common and mandate testing.
I would be willing to guess most processors who work with deer have unknowingly processed a deer with cwd on a fairly regular basis. Even in states who mandate testing, the testing usually doesn’t come back until after you’ve already done the processing. Some states mandate the processor hold the meat until the testing come back, some don’t.
We’re just very fortunate that it doesn’t seem to fuck up humans to a noticeable degree.
Decontaminating prions is a multi-step process that includes autoclaving. Autoclaving alone is not sufficient. Prions are hard to deal with.
Being proteins, they’re very sticky.
Some people just can’t bear throwing anything into the trash. I wonder if these people are tier-10 hoarders too.
Hunters man I tell ya…
As somebody who hunts as a group we’re some dumb motherfuckers
Verona? This is Wisconsin, isn’t it?
Anyone else got a “Verona” in their state?
Edit: And has a population of White Tail deer with CWD?
Italy lol
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
(Somewhat appropriate, no?)
Italy?
There’s one in Virginia.
Kentucky has one
