Tuesday, 26 December 2023 Zombie deer disease or chronic wasting disease as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls it, is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose. It has been found in some areas of North America, including Canada and the United States, Norway and South Korea.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer. TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle.
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a neurological disorder affecting deer and other cervids, caused by the abnormal growth of a misfolded protein called a prion. This prion causes healthy brain proteins..
Scientists are raising alarms about a "zombie deer disease," a slow-moving but lethal ailment that has recently been detected in Yellowstone National Park. This... IndiaTimes Also reported by •DNA
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