The mysterious Zombie Deer Disease has started to send shockwaves around the world. Zombie Deer Disease aka Chronic wasting disease (CWD) attacks the brain and nervous system, leaving animals drooling, lethargic, stumbling and stick thin. In short, it turn deers into zombies. Now, a new report suggests that Zombie Deer Disease can also spread in humans due to this they can start behaving like lifeless beings i.e. Zombies. Now, the question arises what is Zombie Deer Disease? Below is everything you need to know-
As mentioned above Zombie Deer Disease is also called Chronic wasting disease (CWD) and it attacks the bain and nervous system. The Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in hundreds of animals in North America and ever since then the nation has been put on alert by scientists. It is pertinent to mention here that Zombie Deer Disease is not new but it has been spreading across North America stealthily and it is a reason of concern.
As per reports, the Zombie disease came to the fore after hundreds of deer in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming were found to have been infected with the highly contagious and fatal illness. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department tested meat from 6,701 deer, elk and moose in 2022, detecting the disease in about 800 samples. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Zombie Deer Disease has been detected in the US and Canada, as well as South Korea and Norway. It is caused by prions - abnormal pathogenic proteins that cause changes in animals' brains and also in their nervous systems.
Americans react over Zombie Deer Disease
A user wrote, "Zombie deer disease. Is it the next pandemic? If it just “happened” to get spread to our livestock and decimating our meat industry, the Bill Gates’ of the world would make their moves."
Another user wrote, " 'Zombie deer disease’ could spread to humans as cases surge across US' Wiping out all the apex predators in an ecosystem, the wolves and the cougars in this case, brings all kinds of scary unintended consequences. This is very simple to understand."