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from what we were taught LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM
and, keep in mind, this was only mentioned. We didn't have a lecture on it. but anyway, it sounds like they don't know exactly why sometimes prions just...APPEAR. There's no clear genetic link OR a clear environmental link. It's possible that they just... DO IT. It's a fatal and terrible error by the body's "spellcheck". Like a protein-cancer.

but, as I said, we didn't talk too much about that. They were just telling us how it's been known to just SHOW UP, despite no exposure to any contaminants and no clear genetic/environmental factor. In cows as well as humans. That's one of the reasons why, NO MATTER WHAT, all CNS tissue of cows is condemned by default in the US. You can't test it effectively on a production scale and you just can't ever really KNOW.
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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 713 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 731 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 789 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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