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Scientists fear potential spread of dreaded ‘zombie deer disease’ to humans

First case detected in Yellowstone National Park leaves animals scrambling, lethargic, emaciated, stumbling This picture shows a deer in a field. —Pixabay Scientists in the United States are sounding the alarm about the possible spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), dubbed “zombie deer disease,” to humans in the future after the first case of it was reported in Yellowstone National Park last month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CWD is a highly contagious prion disease that can also cause weight loss, staggering, weakness, and neurological symptoms. The disease has been identified in deer, elk, reindeer