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Re:Prions, Nearly Indestructible and Universally Lethal, See... by fao_ on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @12:12AM (#18653398)
> (2) prions will never be a wildfire plague. They have little or no tranmissive ability

Mad Cow Disease was caused by a prion[0].

[0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopat...

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Re:Prions, Nearly Indestructible and Universally Lethal, See... by mirimir on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @01:19AM (#18653548)
And it was spread by the livestock industry.
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