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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Yes, if you’re referring to the mad cow disease prion only way to destroy it is to burn it. If the meat still is there so is it. But it’s extremely rare now and watched for in cows. Prions are just misfolded proteins that act like the birds from Nemo saying hi. One says hi and the others start to as well. You could just get one by a protein misfolding in just the right way which is incredibly unlikely like mofe unlikely then a powerball winner unlikely. The man way to acquire one is consuming material already contaminated. Usually meat. Even then it’s not a garuntee the prion could infect you. Has to be protein your body uses. Why cannibalism is one of the easier ways to catch a prion disease cause human flesh has all the same proteins you use. Whereas there’s research showing chronic wasting disease that infects deer might not be able to make the species jump to humans.
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