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title: "Did you know about zombie deer disease?"  
description: "A concise explanation about the news of zombie deer disease."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-12-31  
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category: "animals"  
tags: ["Did you know", "zombie deer disease", "news", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Did you know about zombie deer disease?

![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/14115608-d1d9-47c3-8004-7634499b3bf6.jpeg) ![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/5b6649f5-d26e-4563-befa-317041c5bffc.jpeg) Chronic Wasting disease (CWD), often known as "zombie deer disease," is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer, and moose. ![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/d2ad7f79-b0ec-438a-85ba-3a22013ffe3b.jpeg) Prions are proteins that have misfolded and cause gradual neurological degeneration in the brain and nervous system. ![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/96aa5b5e-e7d6-40b2-955c-241b12c4d68f.jpeg) It was discovered in 1967 in Colorado, and has since spread to 28 states & 3 Canadian provinces via bodily fluids like urine, saliva & carcass remains ![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/7b83cf80-46cf-46cc-9f9c-e9adb78820ad.jpeg) Its symptoms include weight loss, tremors, drooling, and fearlessness. Infected animals can approach humans, and no cure or vaccine exists. ![Did you know about zombie deer disease](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7b0f9970-d15d-4217-ad49-b4cadcf0615f/images/71c5c076-3f3f-44ee-9611-799e8c0ea98c.jpeg) CWD has no cure or vaccine, and human transmission has not been proven. Officials warn against eating venison from potentially diseased animals.

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