Prions are scary as hell. Can I become infected with a prion from drinking bone broth (chicken, beef or lamb) or are the risks about the same as eating a cheeseburger from McDonald’s?
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You are significantly more likely to contract bubonic plague that vCJD, especially if you live outside the United Kingdom. There have only ever been 4 cases of food-acquired prion diseases ever reported in the US and none of them were contracted in the US. There have been no cases reported worldwide of vCJD in the last 5 years. You are basically more likely to be elected president than you are to die of vCJD. It’s about as rare as rare diseases get.
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