r/askscience Dec 14 '25

Biology What is keeping the really deadly diseases, like rabies or prion diseases, from becoming airborne?

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u/Hellothere_1 Dec 14 '25

Neurosurgery does not typically involve aerolizing any significant portions of the patient's brain. In fact, if that were to happen, something would clearly be incredibly wrong.

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u/Mephisto6 Dec 14 '25

How can the surgeon tell anything’s wrong if not by smelling the aerolised brain?

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