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It's quite interesting that they're not more of problem thus far.
by _qua 3y ago
It's quite interesting that they're not more of problem thus far.
- huytersd 3y agoThe only one I know of is Kuru which passes from person to person in Papua New Guinea due to cannibalism.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoKuru is generally considered extinct, since funerary cannibalism hasn't been practiced for decades and there haven't been new cases in many years despite an incubation period of up to 50 years.
- rcxdude 3y agoit's because it's basically a quirk of one protein, which is only really found in the brain and nervous system, which is well isolated from the environment. And while it's resilient it's not like it grows in any environment which isn't the brain. So while it's a big problem if it gets in, it's really hard for it to happen in normal circumstances (even eating it, which is the main vector in animals, requires you eat quite a lot or get ludicrously unlucky).