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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 1236 Views
Something scary about "animal" diseases- rebelaessedai - 16/08/2011 11:51:45 PM 784 Views
I was reading about prions at Cracked.com earlier. Joel - 17/08/2011 01:51:29 AM 827 Views
don't be ridiculous, you don't need to encounter ANY animal LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:02:04 AM 724 Views
Technically, humans are animals, but that was actually my point. Joel - 17/08/2011 02:29:46 AM 859 Views
lol that's hysterical LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 714 Views
Wiki is vague on this. Ghavrel - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM 732 Views
from what we were taught LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM 731 Views
And another scary thing- rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 716 Views
yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM 732 Views
Well, my paranoia is grounded. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 04:01:02 PM 700 Views
oh it's definitely grounded. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:33:29 PM 699 Views
Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 738 Views
Sorry. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 790 Views
Re: Sorry. Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 741 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:30:39 PM 746 Views
lol you know what's funny? LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 10:21:53 PM 677 Views
Wait, what? We do?? rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 830 Views
oh there's no huge funny stories LadyLorraine - 20/08/2011 02:31:35 PM 634 Views
Turns out you're right Praziquantel - 18/08/2011 10:36:42 PM 799 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:05:04 PM 649 Views
*shudder* *NM* Avendesora - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 330 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 754 Views
no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 676 Views
Ah, that's obvious now I read it again. Tim - 17/08/2011 06:52:57 PM 696 Views
yah, as far as they know the chunnel wasn't the cause either LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:34:37 AM 768 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 357 Views
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