France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes

Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by metiscus on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @08:54PM (#27991556)

I think the point was, if you were injected with the prion in a finger, how long would you have to sever that finger to prevent the prion from entering the rest of your body.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by SpikeDad on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:04AM (#27992664)

Can we call this the "World War Z Problem"?

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by perl4ever on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:16AM (#27992720)

I think this article, or another, said that probably applying disinfectant immediately would've been enough.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by wikibob on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:08AM (#27993358)

Prions are not affected by disinfectant

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by perl4ever on Friday July 30, 2021 @12:22AM (#28004414)

You think you know more about chemistry than...a lawyer?

"The thumb should have been soaked in a bleach solution immediately, which did not happen, [the family's lawyer] adds"

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