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Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v... by s0rce on Monday March 16, 2020 @12:36PM (#22594180)
transmitted orally from eating neural tissues not from prions in saliva that could contaminate medical equipment such as ventilators (that's my understanding at least)
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Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v... by Balgair on Monday March 16, 2020 @04:47PM (#22597533)
Mad Cow is still active in it's research. We cannot yet rule out that salivary contact is a transmitter of prions, though I agree that it is very unlikely.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...

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