Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago‘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 · 2 years agomessage-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’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-22 years agoThe pathogen in question is a prion (a mutant contagious protein molecule)
minus-square🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoOn a positive note it only gets spread by ingestion
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoSeeing 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.