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Well, my paranoia is grounded. rebelaessedai Send a noteboard - 17/08/2011 04:01:02 PM
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

I mean, my pathologist has discovered CJD in a brain that wasn't suspected of having it. We're going to be exposed at some point in our careers, if we work with any neurological tissue. Just have to hope you've taken enough precautions, and are lucky enough. :P My love for pathology exceeds my fear of CJD, considering acquired CJD usually kills you in your fifties or sixties. It's the spontaneous that can come upon you earlier. :tinfoilhat:
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For the second time, another disease has been declared "eradicated" LadyLorraine - 16/08/2011 11:11:20 PM 1005 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 657 Views
lol that's hysterical LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 500 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 519 Views
And another scary thing- rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 506 Views
yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM 532 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 510 Views
Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 536 Views
Sorry. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 524 Views
Re: Sorry. Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 540 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:30:39 PM 541 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 596 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 576 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:05:04 PM 442 Views
*shudder* *NM* Avendesora - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 238 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 530 Views
no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 492 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 537 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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