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> What is the reason that we can thank for prion diseases not being much more common? One reason is that we don't eat each other which would spread certain pri
by rnestler 5y ago
> What is the reason that we can thank for prion diseases not being much more common?
One reason is that we don't eat each other which would spread certain prion diseases like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)
- jacquesm 5y agoIndeed, cannibalism is an excellent way to get something like this to the point where it sustains itself.
- solididiot 5y agoYeah we only do that metaphorically in the modern world.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoAnother aspect is that a prion disease requires a much more specific confluence of circumstances. It requires a protein, which can be misfolded, and a misfolding that, when in contact with other proteins of that same type, causes the same misfolding to occur.