• @douglasg14b
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    1311 months ago

    Can’t… Infect… Wolves?

    You do know that prions aren’t living things right? They don’t “infect”, they are a physical change to a compound (protein) that spreads to other similar compounds it touches. It’s not a virus, or a bacteria.

    Unless wolves lack the same proteins that deer also have? Usually this is a mammal thing, not a species thing.

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      611 months ago

      I think the meaning of the word in context was clear enough.

    • @Everythingispenguins
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      111 months ago

      So far CWD is a disease that only affects members of the deer family. So wolves are not going to get it in its current form