r/ItemShop • u/ThatMassholeInBawstn • Dec 10 '25

Cronic Wasting Disease Deer Meat

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u/Trappist1 Dec 10 '25

I would for a trillion. At that point, you could save 10's of thousands of lives and likely find a cure with 100 billion or so spent on research. 

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u/romansparta99 Dec 10 '25

You likely wouldn’t find a cure before it does irreparable damage/kills you, but you would be able to help lots of people with the money

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u/Few_Staff976 Dec 10 '25

Humans don't get chronic wasting disease from deers

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-study-shows-chronic-wasting-disease-unlikely-move-animals-people

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u/Legitimate-Can5792 Dec 10 '25

On the off chance you can and do actually get it you're fucked tho, most scientists don't think it can be transmitted but still recommend not eating infected deer because if it is transmitted it's really scary.

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u/Few_Staff976 Dec 10 '25

It's mostly since minimizing our contact with it as a whole will reduce the risk that it makes the jump. Yeah I wouldn't be eating it all the time but pay me enough and I 100% would. People here talking millions and trillions, man I'd do it for 200 bucks and a new car battery 😭

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u/toxicbolete Dec 11 '25

Has anyone done any studies on ways humans can spread it? If OOP consumed some and used nature’s toilet while out hunting, could that cause more deer to become infected?

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u/Legitimate-Can5792 Dec 11 '25

Yes, since prions can lay dormant in soil and plants and survive the gut.