Thank you Kevin,
CWD, BSE, CJD--not a virus, but a prion, as mentioned above. They haven't linked the consumption of CWD-infected deer to human CJD...
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I have started re-learning these diseases. I have not worked in this area and only had knowledge handed down. Not a pleasant little critter.
A good friend of mine, a brilliant journalist, died with CJD.-18 years A few weeks ago a cousin of mine died with it, also. They had both had cornea eye surgery---that was the common denominator. Go figure.
