Possibly, but the modern age has considerably more vectors for exposure to these misfolded proteins, and the last statement of what logfromblammo said[0], these

Possibly, but the modern age has considerably more vectors for exposure to these misfolded proteins, and the last statement of what logfromblammo said[0], these misfolding proteins don't always affect core processes of the body. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11534177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11534177