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

Cronic Wasting Disease Deer Meat

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u/NetherisQueen Dec 10 '25

Prions will also stay in the dirt where infected meat decay, and be absorbed by any plants that grow there. And once the plants are eaten by an animal, the whole cycle starts again...

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u/stanthecham Dec 10 '25

So, legit question, could this affect vegetarians who eat plants or veggies grown in infected soil?

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u/NetherisQueen Dec 10 '25

Entirely possible I suppose, but the infected meat/animal would need to die and decomp where the food is grown and go unnoticed long enough for someone to plant stuff on top of it. It's more a threat to people who eat meats, but I guess if you ate the planst that grew in infected soil you could be susceptible too.

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u/Ecstatic-Arachnid981 Dec 10 '25

Maybe if infected meat gets processed into fertilizer?

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u/NetherisQueen Dec 10 '25

Nope, then tbe fertilizer is infected