Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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 · 2 年前message-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 年前The only good thing about prions is that they don’t mutate. CWD may extinctify deer, but it can’t just jump to humans like bat-borne coronaviruses can
minus-squaretygerprints@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前I hope not. You’d think humans would never want to eat a bat anyway - but apparently some have.
The only good thing about prions is that they don’t mutate. CWD may extinctify deer, but it can’t just jump to humans like bat-borne coronaviruses can
I hope not. You’d think humans would never want to eat a bat anyway - but apparently some have.