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A comment on French moratorium on prion studies after two cases of fatal brain disease (2021). Parent comment

Re:French moratorium on prion studies after two cases of fat... by s_dev on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:44AM (#30023337)
>Being vegetarian is also a complete defence.

Lady in the story could have been a Vegetarian yet still died from a Prion. As others have pointed out swimming in bodies of water is possible vector for prions.

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Re:French moratorium on prion studies after two cases of fat... by lazide on Friday January 21, 2022 @10:32AM (#30024889)
Swimming in water was pointed out as a vector for amoebas (some of which can be ‘brain eating’ in some areas), not prions.
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Re:French moratorium on prion studies after two cases of fat... by dtech on Saturday January 22, 2022 @04:56AM (#30035263)
Second part is incorrect, first part is a nitpick. She got it from working in a lab. If I say abstinence make you immune from HIV are you going to "counter" that by saying you could get it from being transfused or pricking with infected blood?...
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