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Three articles that awknowledge the concerns scientists have about Chronic Wasting Disease jumping to other species including humans ...

SUMMARY:
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US
The contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose must be taken seriously, say experts as it takes hold in the US and reaches other countries. While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is growing

LINK:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/chronic-wasting-disease-spread-zombie-deer-global-us-aoe

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SUMMARY:
‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans.
Warnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier

LINK:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/22/zombie-deer-disease-yellowstone-scientists-fears-fatal-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-jump-species-barrier-humans-aoe

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SUMMARY:
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
Mary Van Beusekom, MS  November 21, 2025

LINK:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasting-disease/while-no-one-was-watching-tenuous-status-cdc-prion-unit-risk-cwd-people

Not too mention 'Zombie deer' are probably easier targets for hunters 

...I would venture to say the likelihood of a hunter shooting a deer that has Chronic Wasting Disease is probably pretty high considering the diseased deer is disoriented , probably straying from the pack and is probably not as startled by a hunter... meaning hunters are far more likely to shoot an unhealthy slow deer than an alert healthy fast one. A diseased deer is probably the last to run and might just stand there!

A diseased animal is simply easy prey for a hunter and is therefore more likely to end up consumed by the unsuspected hunter.

I would also wonder and be wary if a hunter can determine whether or not a deer or elk has early stage chronic Wasting disease. Maybe some of the deer or elk don't look that sick but still have it. Maybe one can't always tell by the deer or elk that just got Chronic Wasting disease in that first day or two...

I guess there are tests available for hunters...  I'll post a couple possible solutions for those that hunt (I am not totally or completely opposed to all forms of hunting  ..there are hunters in my family... at least there exists a procedure for testing CWD available )

SUMMARY:
THREE RELIABLE WAYS TO TEST DEER FOR CWD
October 28, 2024 By: Dr. Jenn Ballard

LINK:
https://deerassociation.com/three-reliable-ways-to-test-deer-for-cwd/

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SUMMARY:
Get My Deer Tested
CWD testing is available for hunters across North Carolina throughout the hunting season. While sampling options will be available across the state, they will be more concentrated in Surveillance Areas. Visit the Surveillance Area webpage for more information. For frequently asked questions and answers about CWD testing, visit the CWD Frequently Asked Questions page.

LINK:
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/connect/have-wildlife-problem/wildlife-conflicts/common-wildlife-diseases/deer-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease/get-my-deer-tested

NOTE:
Might as well Mask...I certainly would wear a mask whether I was around a dead one or a live one ..You might crawl on your belly hunting for a good shot through the brush and Ya got turkey nesting in some of those areas where avian flu can be and deer can have Covid too!

Very tiny invisible microscopic entities are hunting humans as well as other species,

The Masked Man

P.S.
Never forget you are being hunted too! Viruses are like tiny invisible microscopic hunters with strength that far exceeds their weight. this isn't something I alone made up ...They don't call it 'flu season' for nothing... That's why in hunter’s terminology, just like ‘deer season’ they call it 'flu season'.. that implies we are being preyed upon and we are the ‘game’ that we are in 'season' for viruses that are hunting us. Anyway even scientists are also deeply concerned some serious diseases could jump to other species including humans as aforementioned in the articles.

Via mind expanding scientific discovery Gotta watch out for one another. For those capable of this kind of reasoning of likelihoods , Might as well mask for one another to reduce the novel emerging virus’s/microscopic entity’s ability to get us and reduce us.

Methinks, Much better safe than sorry. It's well worth masking with so much at stake. We all know what living with a disease can be like… viruses can be like interrogators with enhanced torture techniques.

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