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<blockquote data-quote="backyardtndeer" data-source="post: 5809003" data-attributes="member: 16465"><p>When something can live in the ground indefinitely and can possibly withstand incinerator temps, it will be very difficult to destroy. The prions aren't living so they can't be killed. A lot of really good questions have been asked over the past couple years and even in this thread, with no real answers from the experts. That tells me they simply don't know the answers, or for some reason are not sharing them.</p><p></p><p>The idea that deer may build a tolerance is interesting and I hope it holds some reality, but I am skeptical. While cwd had proved to always be fatal in deer, it is not an instant progression. People need to realize and remember the disease progression happens over time somewhat similar to Alzheimer's in people. So there are a lot of deer out there that are infected that are going about their normal lives, making babies and surviving. The question I have seen asked that I have never heard or read a definitive answer on was whether fawns from diseased does have cwd passed to them and how long their typical lifespan is. Biologists should know the answer to that, they should know if an infected doe has a fawn whether the fawn will also have the disease. I realize it may vary some depending on how far progressed the doe is before having the fawn. At the same time they should also be able to see if those fawns are showing any signs of having a tolerance or immunity. All this should be able to be studied, and may already have been. </p><p></p><p>Answers help educate us all. Time for some answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backyardtndeer, post: 5809003, member: 16465"] When something can live in the ground indefinitely and can possibly withstand incinerator temps, it will be very difficult to destroy. The prions aren't living so they can't be killed. A lot of really good questions have been asked over the past couple years and even in this thread, with no real answers from the experts. That tells me they simply don't know the answers, or for some reason are not sharing them. The idea that deer may build a tolerance is interesting and I hope it holds some reality, but I am skeptical. While cwd had proved to always be fatal in deer, it is not an instant progression. People need to realize and remember the disease progression happens over time somewhat similar to Alzheimer's in people. So there are a lot of deer out there that are infected that are going about their normal lives, making babies and surviving. The question I have seen asked that I have never heard or read a definitive answer on was whether fawns from diseased does have cwd passed to them and how long their typical lifespan is. Biologists should know the answer to that, they should know if an infected doe has a fawn whether the fawn will also have the disease. I realize it may vary some depending on how far progressed the doe is before having the fawn. At the same time they should also be able to see if those fawns are showing any signs of having a tolerance or immunity. All this should be able to be studied, and may already have been. Answers help educate us all. Time for some answers. [/QUOTE]
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