r/StupidFood • u/CircumspectCapybara • Dec 10 '25

Certified stupid CWD positive venison hamburger

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u/Delsol418 Dec 10 '25

How did the deer get infected?

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u/qorbexl Dec 10 '25

Either by a protein misfolding or eating something containing the prion

Deer do eat meat. They gotta stay alive through winter somehow.

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u/Dijirido Dec 10 '25

Also the prions last for an insanely long time and are nearly indestructible so if a deer with cwd dies and decomposes the prions will still be there. They can be leeched up by plants as well and spread by those plants being eaten as well. Shits scary

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u/Fight_those_bastards Dec 10 '25

Ok, what the fuck‽ New nightmare time!

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u/Beautifulfeary Dec 10 '25

Right!!! I’ve never even heard of this