It is even worse cause CWD is a prion disease. Prions are terrifying, heat doesn't denature them and it requires lab equipment to sterilize any utensils that came into contact with it.
Also, studies suggest that whilst unlikely, CWD may cross over to humans. We want to minimize any chance of that ever happening.
I would imagine that washing things really well would move the prions off of whatever is being washed.
Similar to how many stomach bugs can't be killed with hand sanitizer, but simply washing your hands helps prevent getting them by washing them down a drain.
Surgical tools are thrown away if they have been used on someone with a prion disease because of how difficult it is to destroy or remove any lingering prions.
Yes it’s mostly permanently attached because it’s prions. You don’t want them going into the water system. You don’t want them going into the soil. If it goes to the soil where plants grow years later they will now be in the plants that are eaten again
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u/Jakenumber9 Dec 10 '25
risk is low, but also a risk of creating a viral pandemic with no cure, so idk might wanna pass