US researchers have cautioned that humans may contract Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which is affecting wildlife across North America, according to the Independent. The condition that causes animals to get disoriented and drool was first discovered in Yellowstone National Park in November and is also referred to as "zombie deer disease." In Wyoming, the illness has been discovered in 800 samples of moose, elk, and deer.
CWD is a "slow-moving disaster," according to experts, and they strongly advise governments to get ready in case it spreads to people. Thirteen US states have recorded cases of the sickness, according to the Centers for sickness Control and Prevention.
Monkeys who consume contaminated meat or come into contact with contaminated animal brains or bodily fluids may be at risk for developing chronic wasting disease, according to certain research. The deadly and infectious "zombie deer disease," often referred to as chronic wasting disease (CWD), strikes cervids—a group of mammals that includes deer, elk, caribou, reindeer, and moose—infections. It is brought on by a protein called a prion that is defective and builds up in the brain and other tissues, leading to emaciation, altered behavior, and eventually death. Animals can contract it directly from one another or indirectly by coming into touch with infected particles that linger in the environment, such as dirt, grass, or excrement. If prions carrying the infection contaminate an animal's feed or pasture, the animal can also contract the infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that a deer's symptoms may not appear for more than a year. Typically, the deer begins by losing all energy, staggering around, and drastically losing weight. Currently, there is no vaccination or cure for CWD.
