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> less defensible against than viruses, and at the same time [...] so much more common (easier to appear). Not really on both parts. It's only transferred by e
by dtech 5y ago
> less defensible against than viruses, and at the same time [...] so much more common (easier to appear).
Not really on both parts. It's only transferred by eating meat so the defence is as soon as prion infection is detected all possibly infested livestock is culled and severe bans on trading are placed. Cannibalism in animal feed is also disallowed which makes transmission rare. Being vegetarian is also a complete defence.
They're also rare to appear, otherwise eating livestock would have regularly wiped out humans already. They're basically non-existent if you don't eat humans and livestock isn't fed to livestock.
- s_dev 5y ago>Being vegetarian is also a complete defence. Lady in the story could have been a Vegetarian yet still died from a Prion. As others have pointed out swimming in bodies of water is possible vector for prions.
- lazide 5y agoSwimming in water was pointed out as a vector for amoebas (some of which can be ‘brain eating’ in some areas), not prions.
- dtech 5y agoSecond part is incorrect, first part is a nitpick. She got it from working in a lab. If I say abstinence make you immune from HIV are you going to "counter" that by saying you could get it from being transfused or pricking with infected blood?...
- KMag 5y ago> Being vegetarian is also a complete defence[sic]. Tell that to deer dying of CWD.
- quesera 5y ago"defence" is one of the correct spellings for the word. Your condescending sic is, ironically, misplaced.