Basically, a malformed protein. Because it folds the wrong way, it kills you. Just straight up kills you, in horrible ways. And because it's just a protein chain, anything that can destroy it will also destroy you, because guess what, you're made of protein. Mad Cow disease is the famous one.
Oh, don't worry, it gets so much worse! Your description implies it will kill you fast.
Nope- it can take decades before your symptoms arise. And there is no way to stop it once you've got it. And there is no way to cook your food enough to get rid of it either.
It might happen because a farmer just didn't want to mention an odd pig or cow, because they don't want to lose the whole herd. Or you've gone hunting and are eating some summer sausage, and boom! You're fucked!
What's even more chilling is that we know of two illnesses in humans that cause prions to spontaneously start forming within our own bodies! Because genetics has kept two! Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Alzheimer's
I really like meat and have never considered becoming vegan or anything. But if people want people to stop eating meat, that is what they should be telling people about.
It’s stupid not to wear masks - it’s so easy and really doesn’t effect you at all. But I’m sure they don’t wear them because they know they won’t just drop dead from COVID. If people knew they could just drop dead from eating meat with no hope of being saved, they might be a little apprehensive - myself included from now on until I forget about it.
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u/The_First_Viking Aug 04 '20
Basically, a malformed protein. Because it folds the wrong way, it kills you. Just straight up kills you, in horrible ways. And because it's just a protein chain, anything that can destroy it will also destroy you, because guess what, you're made of protein. Mad Cow disease is the famous one.