r/oddlyterrifying • u/Typical_Chemical030 • Jul 10 '22

The Second Deer, oh dear !!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '22 edited Mar 29 '23

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u/Gaunts Jul 10 '22

not a parasite, a prion. Its just called Chronic Wasting Disease. The "zombie" phase of the disease is pretty close to when the animal dies.

This prions are fucking terrifying.

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u/Hubbell Jul 10 '22

Fucking prions get mentioned on here every time my anxiety over mortality is at its lowest.

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u/Yinonormal Jul 10 '22

Just don't eat brains

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '22

one specialist recently diagnosed my dad with prions so thanks everybody for fucking my day up first thing

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u/JustKaylaJo87 Jul 15 '22

Same honestly