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<blockquote data-quote="orifdoc" data-source="post: 2620970" data-attributes="member: 115070"><p>Prions are a bit scary in the medical world. They aren't actually alive, below the level of virus, even - so you can't technically kill them. You can read about it on the CDC website. Yeah, I know..... nobody trusts anything from the CDC these days, but as an MD, my opinion is that they have the best information "out there" on this stuff. I had a family member die from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease years ago and trust me, that's one thing you do not want.</p><p></p><p>I think the actual risk to CWD in humans is probably small, but due to the nature of prion diseases, there won't be any way to say for sure for several decades. I agree with the idea that thousands of people have probably already consumed meat from CWD animals without a single identified suspicious case in humans.</p><p></p><p>There are things you can do in the field to lower the risk. The offending proteins are concentrated in the brain and spinal cord tissue. If possible, avoid spine and neck shots. Remove the backstraps and tenderloins without cutting T-bones. Remove all meat before removing the animal's head and then try to avoid cross-contamination with the clean meat. If an animal tests positive for CWD or acts strangely, I would personally avoid eating it.</p><p></p><p>Cooking steaks is unlikely to brake down the protein unless you're the twisted sort of person who enjoys well-done (aka ruined) meat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 2620970, member: 115070"] Prions are a bit scary in the medical world. They aren't actually alive, below the level of virus, even - so you can't technically kill them. You can read about it on the CDC website. Yeah, I know..... nobody trusts anything from the CDC these days, but as an MD, my opinion is that they have the best information "out there" on this stuff. I had a family member die from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease years ago and trust me, that's one thing you do not want. I think the actual risk to CWD in humans is probably small, but due to the nature of prion diseases, there won't be any way to say for sure for several decades. I agree with the idea that thousands of people have probably already consumed meat from CWD animals without a single identified suspicious case in humans. There are things you can do in the field to lower the risk. The offending proteins are concentrated in the brain and spinal cord tissue. If possible, avoid spine and neck shots. Remove the backstraps and tenderloins without cutting T-bones. Remove all meat before removing the animal's head and then try to avoid cross-contamination with the clean meat. If an animal tests positive for CWD or acts strangely, I would personally avoid eating it. Cooking steaks is unlikely to brake down the protein unless you're the twisted sort of person who enjoys well-done (aka ruined) meat. [/QUOTE]
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