Chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as the zombie disease, is very likely headed to humans. Experts are warning that hunters and anyone who handles or consumes deer are at risk of developing CWD. Symptoms of the ‘zombie’ disease include lack of coordination, stumbling, drastic weight loss, drooling, listlessness, aggression, drooping ears, lack of fear of people, and excessive thirst and urination.
CWD belongs to the prion class of diseases. Prion diseases are incurable; there is no known treatment or vaccine that can halt or reverse CWD. In fact, anyone who contracts CWD will eventually die from the disease, although they’re likely to have a long, painful decline first.
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