In a new study, researchers have also demonstrated that these prions can experimentally transmit the disease to mice.

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case in Georgia.

Those proteins then clump up in the brain and cause brain damage. Prion diseases, which include mad cow disease, are always fatal. In deer, the illness can exist for up to two years before symptoms ...

Chronic Wasting Disease, also known as Zombie Deer Disease, affects deer, elk, moose, and reindeer, causing severe neurological symptoms. It has been found in 33 U.S. states and poses a potential risk ...

Prion diseases such as CWD, mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob ... “There’s no evidence of any transmission of chronic wasting disease to humans,” says Ermias Belay, a medical ...