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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I suggest you don't read about prions.

Fatal, untreatable.

https://www.cdc.gov/prions/about/index.html

[–] jamie_oliver 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'll just wait until DOGE delete the cdc webpage before clicking this link.

Edit:

sporadic fatal insomnia

Ah, as opposed to the regularly scheduled kind

This whole article reads insane

Experts eventually concluded that the spread of infection in cattle was likely tied to feeding practices. They speculate it began when cows were fed meat and bone meal from other cows that had prion disease.

that's fucked up please stop