It is caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. There is no cure for this disease, and it can spread to new areas if ...

Mad cow disease infected and killed a few people who ate prion-tainted beef. No medical treatment exists for stopping a prion disease in an infected animal. Ending the spread of CWD appears ...

we have no idea how many people who currently do not show symptoms are actually harboring the brain-destroying infectious prions. It used to be that prion diseases were novelties — an odd ...

U.S. researchers say it’s time to look beyond deer when watching for chronic wasting disease exposure and infection, ...

Zombie deer disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. It's caused by abnormal prion proteins that damage ... and the general public." Most people with CJD will die within a year ...

An Indiana House bill meant to help deer combat chronic wasting disease calls for genetic testing, opens door for captive releases.

The CDC states that CWD is a prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Other TSEs include bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “mad cow disease” in cattle and scrapie in sheep ...

"Prion disease has a lot of different origins ... reduced protein levels without harmful side effects in people. That gave them hope that installing the same mutation using base editing might ...

In response to the disease, which is always fatal in ... venison which may contain infectious proteins known as prions. “We know that people are being exposed through consumption with prions, ...

It is caused by prions, which are infectious proteins ... if infected animals are moved. Although this disease is not transmissible to people, there are things that we can do to prevent more ...