Al Ainover 6 years ago
A Man's Love of Squirrel Meat Might Have Given Him a Horrifying, Fatal Brain Disease
A Rochester, New York, resident might have caught one of the most frightening brain diseases around in one of the strangest ways possible—eating squirrel meat contaminated with zombie-like proteins.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/a-mans-love-of-squirrel-meat-might-have-given-him-a-hor-1829796797?rev=1539732767087Related posts
Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD)Parkinson’s diseaseAlzheimer’s DiseaseStudy Finds Evidence of Possible Link Between Herpes Simplex and Neurogenerative Diseases - Neuroscience NewsCruetzfeldt jacobs diseaseZoonosesPrion Diseases: MorphologyPrion DiseasesCreutzfeldt-JakobTransmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs/prion diseases). TSEs are caused by prions — faulty proteins that cause other proteins in your body, usually in your brain, to become faulty as well. Your body is unable to use these proteins or get rid of them, so they build up and make you sick. Prions are an extremely rare cause of infectious diseases.
