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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 1006 Views
Something scary about "animal" diseases- rebelaessedai - 16/08/2011 11:51:45 PM 552 Views
I was reading about prions at Cracked.com earlier. Joel - 17/08/2011 01:51:29 AM 603 Views
don't be ridiculous, you don't need to encounter ANY animal LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:02:04 AM 522 Views
Technically, humans are animals, but that was actually my point. Joel - 17/08/2011 02:29:46 AM 658 Views
lol that's hysterical LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 501 Views
Wiki is vague on this. Ghavrel - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM 522 Views
from what we were taught LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM 520 Views
And another scary thing- rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 507 Views
yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM 533 Views
Well, my paranoia is grounded. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 04:01:02 PM 516 Views
oh it's definitely grounded. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:33:29 PM 511 Views
Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 537 Views
Sorry. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 524 Views
Re: Sorry. Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 541 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:30:39 PM 542 Views
lol you know what's funny? LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 10:21:53 PM 490 Views
Wait, what? We do?? rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 597 Views
oh there's no huge funny stories LadyLorraine - 20/08/2011 02:31:35 PM 428 Views
Turns out you're right Praziquantel - 18/08/2011 10:36:42 PM 577 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:05:04 PM 443 Views
*shudder* *NM* Avendesora - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 239 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 531 Views
no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 493 Views
Ah, that's obvious now I read it again. Tim - 17/08/2011 06:52:57 PM 509 Views
yah, as far as they know the chunnel wasn't the cause either LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:34:37 AM 538 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 260 Views
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