Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison

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2. "Repeatedly Consumed"

I'd bet these people had a strong anti-government bent in their political opinions. It would also not surprise me if they were warned not to consume any deer they got who had obvious symptoms of this disease and they went a head and did it anyway.

This disease is very similar to the one that affected beef cattle and people who consumed them. Why would you not see the connection between whatever is affecting the animal you're eating and its potential impact on you?

From what I've seen online, its very hard to remove the pathogen once its in the environment. Even burning doesn't seem to remove it. That's why any cattle who have this are immediately euthanized and buried. It will be impossible to do that to wild deer herds. Others have said this has probably spread due to the prevalence of raising and moving deer around for private hunting events. Another activity (controlled hunting) that I do not understand the attraction to.