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Chronic Wasting Disease ..scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ Wh
ile it has not infected humans yet, the risk is growing
By: Masked Man Date: December 12, 2025, 2:54 pm
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Three articles that awknowledge the concerns scientists have
about Chronic Wasting Disease jumping to other species including
humans ...
SUMMARY:
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global
crisis’ as infections spread across the US
The contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose must be
taken seriously, say experts as it takes hold in the US and
reaches other countries. While it has not infected humans yet,
the risk is growing
LINK:
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/chronic-wasting-disease-spread-zombie-deer-global-us-aoe
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SUMMARY:
‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as
scientists raise fears it may jump to humans.
Warnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises
chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier
LINK:
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/22/zombie-deer-disease-yellowstone-scientists-fears-fatal-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-jump-species-barrier-humans-aoe
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SUMMARY:
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit,
risk of CWD to people worry scientists
Mary Van Beusekom, MS November 21, 2025
LINK:
HTML https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasting-disease/while-no-one-was-watching-tenuous-status-cdc-prion-unit-risk-cwd-people
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Re: Chronic Wasting Disease ..scientists warn of ‘global crisis’
While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is grow
By: Steve Date: December 12, 2025, 6:17 pm
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I like how the first article says "Don't call it Zombie Deer
Disease" and the next article below that calls it "Zombie Deer
Disease." ;D
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Re: Chronic Wasting Disease ..scientists warn of ‘global crisis’
While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is grow
By: Masked Man Date: December 12, 2025, 7:25 pm
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Not too mention 'Zombie deer' are probably easier targets for
hunters :o
...I would venture to say the likelihood of a hunter shooting a
deer that has Chronic Wasting Disease is probably pretty high
considering the diseased deer is disoriented , probably straying
from the pack and is probably not as startled by a hunter...
meaning hunters are far more likely to shoot an unhealthy slow
deer than an alert healthy fast one. A diseased deer is probably
the last to run and might just stand there!
A diseased animal is simply easy prey for a hunter and is
therefore more likely to end up consumed by the unsuspected
hunter.
I would also wonder and be wary if a hunter can determine
whether or not a deer or elk has early stage chronic Wasting
disease. Maybe some of the deer or elk don't look that sick but
still have it. Maybe one can't always tell by the deer or elk
that just got Chronic Wasting disease in that first day or
two...
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Re: Chronic Wasting Disease ..scientists warn of ‘global crisis’
While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is grow
By: Masked Man Date: December 12, 2025, 7:46 pm
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..evidently I am right...
SUMMARY:
"Oftentimes, there are no outward signs that a deer or elk is
infected until the animal is near death...
...CWD cannot be identified in the field. There are no
identifiable characteristics that you will find on organs, skin,
bones, etc., that will allow you to identify if a deer or elk
has CWD.
LINK:
HTML https://www.hunter-ed.com/ethically-hunting-arizona/studyGuide/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD-Signs-and-Symptoms/203004_185683/
...Personally, I'm saving my arrows and saving my energy... snow
shoveling and fetching wood for wood stove is hard enough this
season and the next..I'm already exhausted .. hunting and
butchering anything right now sounds excruciating and downright
terrifying if it is diseased! ... wouldn't want to consume wild
game or a deer based on its looks alone .. get that meat tested
somehow! Evidently even a lively wiggly alert deer might have
Chronic Wasting Disease! Speaking only for myself, I don't take
those kinds of chances.. very unappetizing. Just gimme some
Oskar Mayer if you must! Or better yet I'll settle for a a rice
and beans dish with some cheese and some baked bread please!
I will tell you one thing, if you can't tell by looking at a
deer whether it has Chronic Wasting disease or not then you know
a lot of hunters are going to be eating ones that are infected.
I don't have post traumatic stress but I have Pre-traumatic
stress around the maskless ;) ,
The Masked Man
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Re: Chronic Wasting Disease ..scientists warn of ‘global crisis’
While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is grow
By: Masked Man Date: December 12, 2025, 9:44 pm
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I guess there are tests available for hunters... I'll post a
couple possible solutions for those that hunt (I am not totally
or completely opposed to all forms of hunting ..there are
hunters in my family... at least there exists a procedure for
testing CWD available )
SUMMARY:
THREE RELIABLE WAYS TO TEST DEER FOR CWD
October 28, 2024 By: Dr. Jenn Ballard
LINK:
HTML https://deerassociation.com/three-reliable-ways-to-test-deer-for-cwd/
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SUMMARY:
Get My Deer Tested
CWD testing is available for hunters across North Carolina
throughout the hunting season. While sampling options will be
available across the state, they will be more concentrated in
Surveillance Areas. Visit the Surveillance Area webpage for more
information. For frequently asked questions and answers about
CWD testing, visit the CWD Frequently Asked Questions page.
LINK:
HTML https://www.ncwildlife.gov/connect/have-wildlife-problem/wildlife-conflicts/common-wildlife-diseases/deer-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/get-my-deer-tested
NOTE:
Might as well Mask...I certainly would wear a mask whether I was
around a dead one or a live one ..You might crawl on your belly
hunting for a good shot through the brush and Ya got turkey
nesting in some of those areas where avian flu can be and deer
can have Covid too!
Very tiny invisible microscopic entities are hunting humans as
well as other species,
The Masked Man
P.S.
Never forget you are being hunted too! Viruses are like tiny
invisible microscopic hunters with strength that far exceeds
their weight. this isn't something I alone made up ...They don't
call it 'flu season' for nothing... That's why in hunter’s
terminology, just like ‘deer season’ they call it 'flu season'..
that implies we are being preyed upon and we are the ‘game’ that
we are in 'season' for viruses that are hunting us. Anyway even
scientists are also deeply concerned some serious diseases could
jump to other species including humans as aforementioned in the
articles.
Via mind expanding scientific discovery Gotta watch out for one
another. For those capable of this kind of reasoning of
likelihoods , Might as well mask for one another to reduce the
novel emerging virus’s/microscopic entity’s ability to get us
and reduce us. ;)
Methinks, Much better safe than sorry. It's well worth masking
with so much at stake. We all know what living with a disease
can be like… viruses can be like interrogators with enhanced
torture techniques.
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