Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humanswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
arrow-up1158arrow-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 · 1 年前message-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·1 年前It’s actually worse than a virus. Once an environment is infected, the pathogen is extremely hard to eradicate. It can persist for years in dirt or on surfaces, and scientists report it is resistant to disinfectants, formaldehyde, radiation and incineration at 600C (1,100F).
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-21 年前The pathogen in question is a prion (a mutant contagious protein molecule)
minus-square🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前On a positive note it only gets spread by ingestion
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前Seeing as most of us eat herbivores that feed on the foliage growing in infected soil, that’s an issue as well.
It’s actually worse than a virus.
The pathogen in question is a prion (a mutant contagious protein molecule)
On a positive note it only gets spread by ingestion
Seeing as most of us eat herbivores that feed on the foliage growing in infected soil, that’s an issue as well.