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Scientists fear the spread of a new ghastly-sounding disease that is fit for a horror movie. A "zombie deer disease" is taking hold of the antlered animals all over the US and scientists are afraid it may evolve to infect humans. I don't want to make a joke in these freaky times, but, oh, deer.
There are no contingency plans for what to do or how to follow up.” Thankfully, there are currently no known cases of the disease in humans, even though up to 15,000 infected deer and elk are thought to be eaten each year, which is the most likely way humans could contract the disease. However, there is concern that the disease may mutate. That's because CWD is caused by misfolded proteins known as prions, and another prion disease first found in animals has evolved to infect humans before.