Deer, moose, and elk can get a form of BSE calledchronic wasting disease(CWD). Signs of a sick animal are stumbling, lowered head, droopy ears, and weakness. But there are no known cases of CWD passing from animals to people. You should still take precautions, such as not shooting, ha...
The transmissible agents that cause the disease in both cattle and humans are abnormal protein particles called "prions." Prions are not like bacteria or virusesthat cause other infectious diseases; rather, they are considered infectious abnormal proteins that can "induce abnormal folding of specific ...