The deadly disease, which causes deer to look and behave like zombies, is on the rise in the US and parts of Canada, more accurately reported in a total of 22 US states and two Canadian provinces this month, according to the media.
It's called "Chronic Wasting Disease" (CWD), and it's also a zombie deer disease.
It is about the fact that the infection progresses by attacking the brain, the spinal cord, and other tissues, which gradually results in a dramatic loss of weight, a lack of coordination, and even aggression before the end result is at the end of life.
Although it is not yet known whether it is transmissible to humans, recent tests have been made to find out more about it. It has been shown, that the macaque monkeys could easily get the disease after consuming infected meat.
This fact slowly in the media provokes fears that a variant of the disease that would be transmissible to humans may soon be possible.
Zombie deer disease was first observed 50 years ago, and the Colorado State Department was the epicenter.
The disease can be infected both by wildlife and those from breeding, and it is known to have bizarre effects on those infected, but can also pass years before the animal begins to show the symptoms of the infection.
An unusual nickname of the disease is due to the symptoms it causes. With an astonishing view of the animal, it is also known that the ribs are so exposed that they are visible to the naked eye, which is caused by sudden weight loss.
Although it has been thought for a long time that there is a "barrier of species" that would prevent the spread from deer to man, recent findings show that the risk can nevertheless be higher than it has been suspected so far, and various warnings for hunters have been issued.
Mark Zabel, assistant director of the Prion Research Center at the University of Colorado, notes that some experts suspect that "it's only a matter of time before a form that can turn on people appears."
It is about the fact that the infection progresses by attacking the brain, the spinal cord, and other tissues, which gradually results in a dramatic loss of weight, a lack of coordination, and even aggression before the end result is at the end of life.
Although it is not yet known whether it is transmissible to humans, recent tests have been made to find out more about it. It has been shown, that the macaque monkeys could easily get the disease after consuming infected meat.
This fact slowly in the media provokes fears that a variant of the disease that would be transmissible to humans may soon be possible.
Zombie deer disease was first observed 50 years ago, and the Colorado State Department was the epicenter.
The disease can be infected both by wildlife and those from breeding, and it is known to have bizarre effects on those infected, but can also pass years before the animal begins to show the symptoms of the infection.
An unusual nickname of the disease is due to the symptoms it causes. With an astonishing view of the animal, it is also known that the ribs are so exposed that they are visible to the naked eye, which is caused by sudden weight loss.
Although it has been thought for a long time that there is a "barrier of species" that would prevent the spread from deer to man, recent findings show that the risk can nevertheless be higher than it has been suspected so far, and various warnings for hunters have been issued.
Mark Zabel, assistant director of the Prion Research Center at the University of Colorado, notes that some experts suspect that "it's only a matter of time before a form that can turn on people appears."
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