CWD is not likely a few mutations away from being able to be transferred to humans it is likely already completely transferable to humans and always has been. The problem is detecting it in humans and the fact that any symptoms from it are extremely hard to detect for many many years and when they do manifest would be likely very easy to confuse for other brain disorders such as dementia.Where is the published data to support this 20% herd reduction????
If there are so many unknowns, WHY create and implement useless control measures ie. 20% herd reduction????
Saying CWD is a few mutations away from having the ability to affect humans is the same as saying the common cold virus is a few mutations away from becoming airborne ebola. Again, WHERE is the data to suggest such a declaration????
Lastly, if you can't answer my questions, which is no problem, what's this biologists name? I'd like to ask him where he got the information to make these claims so I can investigate it myself and then pass it on to others if in fact it truly exists. Thanks.
Where is the published data to support this 20% herd reduction????
If there are so many unknowns, WHY create and implement useless control measures ie. 20% herd reduction????
Saying CWD is a few mutations away from having the ability to affect humans is the same as saying the common cold virus is a few mutations away from becoming airborne ebola. Again, WHERE is the data to suggest such a declaration????
Lastly, if you can't answer my questions, which is no problem, what's this biologists name? I'd like to ask him where he got the information to make these claims so I can investigate it myself and then pass it on to others if in fact it truly exists. Thanks.
CWD is not likely a few mutations away from being able to be transferred to humans it is likely already completely transferable to humans and always has been. The problem is detecting it in humans and the fact that any symptoms from it are extremely hard to detect for many many years and when they do manifest would be likely very easy to confuse for other brain disorders such as dementia.
As for why CWD just randomly appears in certain areas I'll guarantee you the game and fish will use that as case and point why they need the restrictions on moving specifically the spinal columns and skulls of the animals around. They'll use that as an example of what happens when an infected piece of a deer is disposed of in a new area and then infects that new area with the prions. As for always being here the odds of that are very very low because they have been testing extensively for many years and found nothing for the first damn near two decades but suddenly a few appeared in one unit and you can find this exact same testing phenomenon going on all over the place. Whole entire regions will be completely devoid for many years and then suddenly one case will show up soon after it will start multiplying and spreading out from the centralized area infecting new areas. In all likelihood CWD is a man-made problem started at a government facility in Colorado and it is going to be a problem for some time to come.
KDM- how dare you question deans expertise on anything
And it took them over a decade to find the link to BSE more or less the same disease Inhumans but when they did we all saw what happened! If you keep up with the information that these government organizations are putting out their stance on eating CWD deer has dramatically shifted in the past 12 months! They used to be they would tell you to stay clear of anything with the spinal column and head now they're telling you to stay clear of the entire damn deer. And you'll find statements like this one that came straight from the CDC.Bold statement there Dean seeing as how the CDC and the whole medical profession disagree with you that CWD is transferable to humans as they haven't found a SINGLE case in the over 60 years of CWD exposure. To be clear, I've looked for ANY, and I mean ANY incidents of CWD even giving a human diarhea, let alone dementia and found nothing. If you've found some information I've missed, please pass it on.
As far as the spreading of CWD, it seems the entire scientific community that has worked on CWD disagrees with you that infected deer parts disposed of in other areas causes CWD to spread. The literature is overrun with publications stating they don't know for sure how it's spread.
Now for the big question: Can anybody show me where CWD is even a threat to the deer/elk themselves?? We seem to have skipped right over that question and gone full retard with this CWD business. My evidence: Wyoming has had it for 23 years and their deer and elk populations are stable if not expanding. Same phenomenon can be seen in Wisconsin, where they sport one of the highest white tail deer populations in the country in spite of CWD being present. Even here in ND, where we've had CWD in locations for many years, yet the deer populations are stable to increasing as well. Again, HOW is CWD harming the deer/elk populations??
That's too bad Big Iron. I was hoping for some new cutting edge science that I could sink my teeth into. Would you happen to know the University or organization this biologist worked for?? Thanks!
To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, some animal studies suggest CWD poses a risk to certain types of non-human primates, like monkeys, that eat meat from CWD-infected animals or come in contact with brain or body fluids from infected deer or elk. These studies raise concerns that there may also be a risk to people. Since 1997, the World Health Organization has recommended that it is important to keep the agents of all known prion diseases from entering the human food chain
Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota stated that “it is probable that human cases of chronic wasting disease associated with consumption with contaminated meat will be documented in the years ahead,” going on to add, “It’s possible the number of human cases will be substantial and will not be isolated events
In all likelihood CWD is a man-made problem started at a government facility in Colorado and it is going to be a problem for some time to come.
How is that quoting the nuge the first place it was ever found was in a wildlife research facility in Colorado. It's likely a byproduct of haveing deer and sheep in to tight of conditions although there of course is the possibility it just spontaneously mutated.How does one cite the Nuge? I'll take a crack.
Nugent, T. & J. Rogan. 2018. The tinfoil-hat ramblings of a washed up guitar player. Joe Rogan Experience. Ep.1138.