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yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM
animal diseases, particularly unknowns like prions, have a nasty nasty habit of jumping into humans. In fact, a large number of the major diseases plaguing the world today are zoonotic diseases, and I believe ALL of the major emerging human diseases are zoonotic. Which is why the government is constantly trying to con us vets into working for them for research.

As for prions, I like to shuffle how dangerous they are away into the back of my mind where I can draw on the knowledge if necessary, but don't have to constantly live my life in fear that there might be brain goo on some animal that happens to kill me with horrible neurological disease. I'm exaggerating a bit...but am I? :P
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For the second time, another disease has been declared "eradicated" LadyLorraine - 16/08/2011 11:11:20 PM 1194 Views
Something scary about "animal" diseases- rebelaessedai - 16/08/2011 11:51:45 PM 738 Views
I was reading about prions at Cracked.com earlier. Joel - 17/08/2011 01:51:29 AM 777 Views
don't be ridiculous, you don't need to encounter ANY animal LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:02:04 AM 677 Views
Technically, humans are animals, but that was actually my point. Joel - 17/08/2011 02:29:46 AM 812 Views
lol that's hysterical LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 668 Views
Wiki is vague on this. Ghavrel - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM 686 Views
from what we were taught LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM 682 Views
And another scary thing- rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 670 Views
yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM 686 Views
Well, my paranoia is grounded. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 04:01:02 PM 654 Views
oh it's definitely grounded. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:33:29 PM 656 Views
Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 692 Views
Sorry. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 735 Views
Re: Sorry. Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 697 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:30:39 PM 697 Views
lol you know what's funny? LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 10:21:53 PM 637 Views
Wait, what? We do?? rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 782 Views
oh there's no huge funny stories LadyLorraine - 20/08/2011 02:31:35 PM 589 Views
Turns out you're right Praziquantel - 18/08/2011 10:36:42 PM 756 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:05:04 PM 596 Views
*shudder* *NM* Avendesora - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 307 Views
If Rinderpest = Foot & Mouth, it most certainly wasn't gone from the First World years ago. Tim - 17/08/2011 05:51:41 PM 706 Views
no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 640 Views
Ah, that's obvious now I read it again. Tim - 17/08/2011 06:52:57 PM 655 Views
yah, as far as they know the chunnel wasn't the cause either LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:34:37 AM 721 Views
In a way, I'm glad I never heard of it, and hope I don't have to deal with it! *NM* Nolan - 17/08/2011 06:36:28 PM 335 Views
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