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livetohike

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12. I was thinking "transmittable" as in like a communicable disease. If anything comes in touch with

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #10)

Thu May 17, 2012, 07:29 AM

May 2012

with the brain matter (like equipment or surgical tools), then that would be transmittable. However, you can't get CJD by being in contact with a person who has it....not like the common cold, for instance. As far as we know .

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Mad Cow testing equipment stolen from Florida Hospital. (Was used to test patient who tested +) [View all] Baitball Blogger May 2012 OP

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend livetohike May 2012 #1

Thanks. It still seems surreal. Took her in a matter of 3 weeks. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #2

CJD isn't caused by a virus or bacteria Duer 157099 May 2012 #3

I'm wondering how many of those CJD cases are actually mad cow related, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #4

Wouldn't surprise me one bit Duer 157099 May 2012 #5

I did my presentation final on prion diseases in microbiology a couple years ago magical thyme May 2012 #11

This is frightening! Baitball Blogger May 2012 #14

the equipment will have serial numbers on it magical thyme May 2012 #15

Oh my....that was fast livetohike May 2012 #6

How do you move half a mil of equipment without someone in the hospital realizing it? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #7

I don't think it is transmittable. They must have been concerned about the genetic predisposition livetohike May 2012 #9

That is terribly unfortunate about the aunts & mother-in-law. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #10

I was thinking "transmittable" as in like a communicable disease. If anything comes in touch with livetohike May 2012 #12

I am Shocked!!! ladybird1121 Oct 2012 #16

I'm so sorry......I will keep positive thoughts that everything turns out clear livetohike Oct 2012 #17

prions are misfolded proteins...neither virus nor bacteria. ret5hd May 2012 #8

Dad died on April 22 also ScubaFun May 2012 #13