PRION Diseases with Brian Appleby, M.D. & Krysten Schuler, Ph.D.

Tonight's Episode

PRIONS are infectious, transmissible, contagious proteins that cause lethal "Mad Cow Disease" & "Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease" in humans. Prions are now spreading to deer in 34 USA states & causing "Chronic Wasting Disease." Find out from experts if it's contagious to humans. Watch experts Brian Appleby, M.D. https://case.edu/medicine/bsappleby and Krysten Schuler Ph.D. https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/staff/krysten-schuler discuss this controversial topic, and whether they would eat deer meat, or venison.