If a fatal neurological virus were spreading across deer in the US, and showed up in cooked infected meat, my default assumption would be “we’re in danger.” But a prion isn’t a virus. Why doe…

Prions are literally nightmare fuel.

  • Neuron
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    1 year ago

    As the article points out prion diseases are still extremely rare. There’s also no proof yet that the deer prion can make a jump and cause disease in humans. I rationally know this, and yet having seen prion disease before in person, I irrationally (rationally?) avoid venison now just in case.