Yeah, this is pretty terrifying. I remember reading that prions might also be communicable via optical equipment. There's no cure for prions, and they all kil

Yeah, this is pretty terrifying. I remember reading that prions might also be communicable via optical equipment. There's no cure for prions, and they all kill you in nasty, interesting ways. Most involve driving you slowly insane and causing your body or brain to decay. The best possible treatment is antibodies, which we don't really have yet. I remember reading that a population of people on a pacific island had high incidence rates of kuru due to eating each other's brains after death. I also remember that after a few hundred years of doing so, some had developed a resistance. Seeing as prions mis-fold other proteins, might something like Folding@Home be able to contribute here? I would appreciate some insight from a person with knowledge of this area. Edit: Corrected pacific island disease from mad cow to kuru; thanks noir_lord