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Like mad cow disease: two hunters die after eating “zombie deer”
Chronic Wasting Disease is affecting more and more deer in the United States, causing zombie-like behavior. Two hunters showed strange symptoms and died after eating infected meat.
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- A disease similar to mad cow disease is ravaging deer in the USA.
- Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is incurable and always fatal.
- Abnormal proteins trigger malfunctions in the brain and lead to strange behavior. That’s why infected animals are compared to zombies.
- The disease was not thought to be spreadable to humans until two hunters died after also displaying strange symptoms.
- A connection between deer disease and the deaths has not yet been definitively proven.
They appear disoriented, apathetic and show no fear of people. The number of so-called “zombie deer” has increased in the USA in recent years. Chronic wasting disease is similar to mad cow disease. Misfolded proteins lead to malfunctions in the brain and result in the death of the affected animal. Basically it’s like an accelerated form of dementia.
Until now, it was assumed that the disease could not be transmitted to humans. Doctors are now alarmed after two hunters died after eating infected deer meat. Before their death they were increasingly confused and aggressive. A connection has not yet been proven. However, scientists are calling for more research on the topic.
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