Source: wibw.com
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A fatal disease that affects the brains and spinal cords of deer, elk and moose has shown up in at least 24 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – often referred to as “zombie deer disease” or some variant – is in the same family as the human form of “mad cow disease.
”Symptoms of CWD in animals include: stumbling, lack of coordination, listlessness, drooling, excessive thirst or urination, drooping ears, aggression, lack of fear of people, and drastic weight loss.
The disease is spread directly by animal-to-animal contact and indirectly through contaminated water and food.
The CDC says “to date, there is no strong evidence for the occurrence of CWD in people;” but if CWD could spread to people, “it would most likely be through eating of infected deer and elk.”
There have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people.
Still, experimental studies “raise the concern that CWD may pose a risk to people and suggest that it is important to prevent human exposures…
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