What is the zombie deer disease that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News
In what scientists call a “slow-moving disaster”, a “zombie deer disease” is spreading across the United States after a case was detected in Yellowstone National Park.
The lethal disease has no cure and is prevalent in deer and elk, but studies suggest that it may spread to humans.
Here’s what we know about the disease and whether people should be worried.
What is zombie deer disease? Zombie deer is a chronic wasting disease (CWD) that first surfaces in deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a national health agency in the US.
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