This is Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was diagnosed in March 2016 in a wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from the Nordfjella mountain area in Norway. This was the first documented case of CWD in Europe.

[@WobblesandBean]

It's horrifying that our own biochemistry can turn against us so easily.

[@thedeadlydoc2379]

I do agree. But I don’t understand the context. Is this from the tested nukes by us and the Russians. Or is it one of the three nuclear power plant explosions. Because the nukes contain the 80% more radiation than nuclear power plants

[@xtremegamez3753]

@@thedeadlydoc2379 okay i don't understand this context

[@Anuyushi]

@k Little confused but he got the spirit

[@rossbob4215]

@@Anuyushi yeah XD; ‘really wonder how they came to that conclusion though

[@xtremegamez3753]

@k ah okay

[@zebrahunter6956]

Good news everyone! Fallow Deer have been shown to be resistant to CWD, meaning after some research, we might be able to make all deer resistant!

[@AaliyahEvodia]

Thank you so much for this comment!

[@KatsyKat]

Woahh that’s a relief 😅

[@gmdrandom6287]

This comment makes me hopeful

[@AaliyahEvodia]

@Pol in kenexel OK. As of April 2022, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in free-ranging cervids in 29 U.S. states. It also affects squirrel monkeys and other animals as this video shows. However we've known about CWD since the 1970s. Genetic discoveries are being made constantly and scientists are working around the clock regarding OPs comment and experimental vaccines have been made. They currently only increase the intubation period but its a start in the right direction. TLDR:No, but we're close. We're the same humans who eradicated polio. After Covid, people are taking zoonotic diseases seriously. As someone with OCD who scrolled to find a glimmer of hope: it will be OK, and likely solved soon. Many States have guidance advising them to test game prior to processing. Maybe this needs to be formal legislation. As a woman in the UK, all I can do is cross my fingers the brilliant minds in lab coats crack this one 🤞🏽

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@AaliyahEvodia Oh good. I hope it continues to go well. Thank you for the extra info

[@campbellsmith6541]

one of the scariest moments of my life was seeing a deer walk out of the woods across from where i was swimming and drown itself in the water. the poor animal was stumbling and barely lucid. it was very sad, but we were more scared than anything, so we left quickly. cwd is a terrifying disease

[@sussymemes4108]

And that deer probably contaminated the body of water it died in. 😬

[@pemo2676]

@@sussymemes4108 can only hope it mightve been confused by something else, like an old wound etc. or maybe the protein wouldn't survive long in a water-based environment

[@sussymemes4108]

@@pemo2676 Yes hopefully.

[@nathanlarson6535]

if deer (idk if other animals do this too) are dying or are in such agonizing pain they’ll try to go to the nearest creek/river/pond/etc. and go in the water. not just CWD but if they are shot by a hunter and are severely wounded or bleeding out.

[@FrstSpctr88]

As far as I know, only total incineration destroys prions. Unless there is an organism that can breakdown prions, which I dunno about.

[@yoshisarethebomb]

For some information: There are prion diseases in humans, but they’re mostly genetic or very rare. As long as you aren’t a cannibal, you should be fine Edit; Sorry for not enough information. Please do your own research, I’m not a doctor or scientist!!

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Uh oh

[@apocalypse29]

Or as long as you don't eat pesticides or use non stick pans...

[@LM-xw1hf]

@@apocalypse29 wait what about the pans?

[@croadicep]

@@apocalypse29 what's wrong with nonstick pans?

[@edpoolwilson9522]

@@LM-xw1hf Nothing, that's a completely different thing

[@yerman0564]

The lack of voiceovers in this makes it terrifyingly ominous.

[@socrative9810]

fuckin same

[@megaagentj2248]

It feels like it’s the end of the world, and you’re watching this on a computer, mentioning a strange new disease in deers, with all of the knowledge on how it ended humanity

[@LiliEriNySka]

Music doesn’t help

[@nerium4016]

Its almost dreamlike and slightly calming to me

[@arandomgamer9317]

@@nerium4016I agree, if you were just listening to the music it would be calming, but if you watch the video then it gets kind of creepy

[@mickilarry4890]

This sounds like an end of the world scenario

[@WobblesandBean]

It very well could be, if it changes to effect other species. But even if it just wipes out all cervids, that would still collapse a massive swath of the ecosystems around the world, which is a big, big problem.

[@grylltheonion]

Prions have been found in humans before. Random mutations cause them to happen, and those who eat the brains of infected individuals contact it.

[@sugarrollz3524]

@@grylltheonion I don't eat human tho 🤢🤢🤢

[@grylltheonion]

@@sugarrollz3524 Good 😂

[@TitanJonkler]

yeah.....

[@AAAAAAHHHHHHHH1]

This makes me feel like I’m living in a post apocalyptic world and I’m watching a video made many years ago about the disease before it spread to humans.

[@soph2353]

Fr!!!

[@CODA96]

Frightingly accurate, exactly what i thought. Creepy af

[@Clueless-political-guy]

It can happen to humans too…

[@HajileMalach]

@@thefogitself yes, it can. Prions can and have been found in humans, but it's mostly from cannibalism. CWD is the same as mad cow disease as well. It's just an unraveled protein that goes around your body unravelling other proteins, they're nigh invincible, and it has a 100% death rate. Don't be a retard and do some research before acting like you know shit ya clown

[@johng.dooley2247]

@@thefogitself Humans can get prion diseases that cause rapid neurodegeneration whether sporadic or from getting injected. It has occurred in eating prion-tainted beef, eating human brains and one form (FFI) is spread through family members. Though it is very very rare that this happens. A breakout of prion disease in humans occurred in the 1980s-1990s in Britain when mad cow disease (BSE) spread to humans which is known as vCJD (variant, cruetzfeldt Jakob disease)

[@horrorhumorandcoffee8798]

for the people in the comments saying it’s all over if humans get it: we have. we have a similar version of the disease, called kuru, the biggest difference is that it’s not transmittable and is extremely hard to get. eating a human brain is the only way to get kuru. it’s basically the same symptoms except the incubation period can last decades and after symptoms start you die in 6-12 months- the only way it would become a problem is if it mutated to be contagious and have other forms of getting it. i did an essay on this so-

[@pixelzebra8440]

Noted. Don’t become a zombie

[@danoc4073]

i think you are forgetting something, the mad cow disease is too prionary sickness, eating the meat of one animal who have prions give you a 100% death, and in australia i think? there is another variant who makes you brain a sponge and give you insomnia until you die, who is transmisible by a mosquito

[@You-vv1xv]

cjd also exists.

[@Ethixen]

Kuru was only a thing in tribes and is pretty much eradicated IIRC. There is also Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which can happen when, in surgery, the doctors reuse tools in your brain. It can also happen out of nowhere, which is the case most of the time. Or genetically. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is simple, caused by eating infected beef with Mad Cow Disease. Fatal Familial Insomnia is mostly genetic, but also sporadic. It destroys the part of your brain that allows you to sleep. You will mostly die of exhaustion when getting this one. GSS is just a more rare and genetic CJD, with a bunch of differences, there's Variable Protease Sensitive Prionopathy, I don't know much about it. One thing in common on all of these is that they are ALL 100% fatal, even in humans. Theres no way to prevent it, you can get it sporadically without any prior health risks, etc. Horrifying.

[@themosaicshow]

other prion diseases include CJD (creutzfeldt-jakob disease) and FI (fatal insomnia. exactly what it sounds like.)

[@jonburak103]

Humans are so screwed if this jumps species

[@SwordTune]

Just don't eat deer brains.

[@keiferminehart4582]

@@SwordTune The infection is throughout the body in lymph nodes, my guess is that rupturing one would taint the surrounding tissue, if not the whole animal. That is just if the animal is not tainted anyway by the nature of the infection accumulating in the body.

[@SwordTune]

@@keiferminehart4582 Prions progress the fastest in neural tissue. That's no guess, that's from previous studies on kuru, the human version of this disease.

[@SwordTune]

@Ceoo That really doesn't change the fact that it progresses quickest in the brain.

[@SwordTune]

@Ceoo I'm well aware of mad cow, I learned about kuru and prions from a British professor.

[@okauz3492]

Right to who opened the jumanji box

[@Anna-po1sb]

More like they played the Pandora game

[@TheSeerSacrifice]

the type of hunters who value hunting over keeping the prey population alive. feeding stations are the number one cause of CWD spread, do us a favor, slap a non caring hunter some sense today. they give hunters a bad name

[@jchapman1994]

This isn't even proper English and its not even a big deal and has been around for years

[@Xilladan093]

@@jchapman1994 quiet clown

[@jchapman1994]

@@Xilladan093 mad dumbass

[@VANITREE]

As someone that lives in a heavily wooded area, I've been warned most of my life of CWD. Always scared the life out of me. I hope I never have to see an animal suffering with it.

[@spiro2061]

i have its kinda funny they just sit there or they act all messed up

[@leek.3671]

It’s horrific… shooting them doesn’t do much either unless you get a clean and direct shot to the head. The poor things are trapped in a body thats literally rotting away. Thankfully here in Australia I don’t think there’s ever been a case. But I know people over in the states who have unfortunately come across it.

[@torturedpoet1989]

@@spiro2061 how is it funny? imagine only existing in your brain while you are paralyzed and your body is rotting away but you cant do anything about it. you are a horrible person

[@boiofbois4232]

@@spiro2061not really when the thing is in pure pain

[@SCP-173peanut]

​​@@leek.3671t was first seen a case of CWD in america howewer recently theres been confirmed cases of the disease in Norway

[@thehickerwolfie]

This was already sad as hell but the music.. oh dear god. The ambient, sorrowful tune is the most brilliant and sadistic way to make you feel the pain of a bunch of pixels. And knowing recent times, billions of real deer too, which is easier to explain when someone asks why you’re teary-eyed.

[@vviiper]

any idea what the music track is?

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

to me it was more creepy than sad, that quiet noise of the proteins folding... the way the deer doesn't show any signs for a huge part of the infection... it's already scary to think about and the music just added to the uneasiness

[@lukav3509]

Makes you feel like you know how the world ended and youre just watching an old recording or something

[@Pinga-lz7rb]

Don’t you mean “oh, deEr god”? Get it? Because it’s a pun between the words “dear” and “deer”!

[@jello-anthem]

Reminds me of what my biology teacher always says about proteins, "You change the shape, you change the function!" Any protein, doesn't matter what, change the shape even the slightest bit and now it's unusable for its original intent Edit on February 27th,2023: Seems this video appeared in the algorithm again. This was senior year biology, we only covered so much about proteins, this is more a rule of thumb that changing the protein shape makes it unusable

[@creativename773]

Smh, damn cells so picky, it's ever so slightly different and now it's unusable, for fucks sake

[@EmpyreusAwakening]

@@creativename773thats mainly because of how specific and small the bonding is in the substrates for the proteins

[@princetamrac1180]

The Problem is not that the protein becomes unusable, but that it cant be degraded anymore, which leads to it accumulating and having a toxic effect on neurons

[@DiemosT113]

@@princetamrac1180 I wonder if this non-degrading could be using medically someday

[@_peepee_]

prions are a lot different than most other proteins though i think. at least if you change other proteins your body can still probably use them. one slip up in prions and youre done

[@ThatHawksSimp]

KZbin: hey, wanna watch a cartoon reindeer die a slow, painful death?

[@shaeb2288]

Ikr like this had no business in my recommended 💀 now I’m jus sad

[@chapliecharlin]

@@shaeb2288 oh, it happened to you too?

[@anastasiazellner47]

And then we all watched it anyway.

[@shaeb2288]

@@anastasiazellner47 dude I’m I just got another video about it what does this even mean jejsj

[@jellyfilling7827]

Ohhh nooo, bambi, look out!

[@nathansamuelson]

Some human prion cases have also popped up in the past, mainly in places with ritual cannibalism or by food contamination. The whole Mad Cow Disease scare was a prion.

[@DogDogGodFog]

So why is it much easier to spread in deer than humans?

[@SCP-173peanut]

​@@DogDogGodFogwe don't know, maybe by chance since prions aren't "alive"

[@DogDogGodFog]

@@SCP-173peanut But they do spread from individual-to-individual.

[@SCP-173peanut]

@@DogDogGodFog yes, indeed but again prions don't exacly evolve to do that since their main objective isnt to survive and spread more. So maybe one protein went rogue on deers and that protein somehow found a way to spread to other deers

[@SCP-173peanut]

@@DogDogGodFog then it could have gone to mutate a bit more and then blah blah blah. Now we humans burn or put in graves the corpses so that other diseases don't spread but deers don't really care about getting rid of the bodies of the other deers since they can't and don't need to. Since prions are really resistant they can wait for the deer to deteriorate then grass will grow containing prions that other deers will eat restarting the circle. So unless you eat another human or their remaints you should be fine.

[@rimut230]

when i saw "100% fatal" i could feel chills down my spine

[@starrycat127]

@ChaosLord5129 yeah. but dying with a disease like this isnt comparable to dying peacefully of old age. get ur head out of the gutter

[@NoboriKudari]

@ChaosLord5129 Jesus, why so aggressive? They’re sad because the deer is suffering. It really isn’t that big of an issue.

[@sillyperson1610]

@ChaosLord5129dude let them be sad for the animal

[@sillyperson1610]

@ChaosLord5129 I was not saying that you can’t feel feelings.

[@sillyperson1610]

@ChaosLord5129 where?

[@zoeoakes5417]

this probably could have been avoided if Norway weren't so bent on annihilating the wolf population.

[@roborosvki7938]

Exactly :( If they wolves were around the sick deers this wouldn’t happen since only the fittest ones survive and everything.

[@macaddict1337]

@@roborosvki7938 it says long incubation time, and they would eat meat very rich in those proteins so not unlikely it would spread 2 them also, the best way would be to minimize meeting spots for cross species

[@chancegivens9390]

@@macaddict1337 I'm pretty sure wolves are immune to it.

[@roborosvki7938]

@macaddict1337 popo I doubt wolves would be affected by the proteins since their from a entirely different animal family but true, although wolves would have helped quite a bit

[@chancegivens9390]

@@roborosvki7938 pretty much yeah

[@D_kiki999]

Doesn't transmit to human but there's a human version of CWD called Parkinson which involves the misfoldings of prions as well

[@hisfavworstnightmare]

i don’t think parkinson’s can spread to other people though?

[@beelzemobabbity]

@@hisfavworstnightmare that’s what they said.

[@asmodeus304]

mad cow disease, fatal insomnia, creutzfeldt-jakob disease (also known as cjd), and kuru are all prion diseases

[@jazzspider8569]

The world is a very scary place.

[@ChemicalLama]

My dad has Parkinson's. Very scary to see what the disease has done even with treatment.

[@aaabbb-ve9po]

I straight up thought this was a weird analog horror PSA from the thumbnail. “Feeling lousy? You May have CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.”

[@smoggrog5155]

Remember kids, always fold your proteins properly.

[@crypticore5897]

something about this is so.. disturbing. the music, the animation, the dark theme, all of it mixed together gives it an awfully eerie tone

[@letsgetbetterfrank6152]

Well it’s intent is to inform but I get what you mean

[@mrwatchdog1537]

I thought I was the only person thinking that

[@mathias4119]

that's the point

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

Yeah, it's kinda unnerving, especially if you think about the way mad cow disease started.

[@peepeepoopoo4003]

I thought I was the only one... it's hard to explain the feeling it's very disturbing

[@Spuffiy]

2020...don't do it... Edit: Using the power of my mind, I have persuaded 2020 to NOT ruin my day!

[@DarrianYates]

I wouldn't be surprised.

[@UltraGamma25]

👉□■

[@UltraGamma25]

Rabies is worse btw

[@pedroflores008]

This has actually been around for a long time, but It didn’t go public at the time. Now that we have the internet, people are seeing this a lot more often, that’s why people found out about it now.

[@gooddoggo2258]

@@UltraGamma25 Yeah but rabies doesn’t survive out of the host, and you actually have to be bit by a rabid animal. Prions can’t be killed when you cook food and live for years.

[@yasminout]

As a biologist, one of the things that make me scared the most are probably prions, then virus and multidrug resistant bacteria. In that order.

[@liberdvus5606]

The fact that this video is recommended to me on Christmas, makes me wonder if everything is okay with Rudolph.

[@z0drakd0vah4]

i feel like, everyone was going into a state of panic until the end card of "this doesnt seem to affect humans"

[@sanity1433]

Didnt they say the same thing about covid as well? Guess we proved them wrong

[@diegofernandez1958]

UnTiL NoW

[@XoADREADNOUGHT]

It does affect humans. It affects literally all mammals on Earth. Look up "prions". They are all caused by an identical protein called PRPsc. The symptoms are just different from animal to animal, and based on how infection occurs.

[@EmmaMusgrave05]

Not yet. But primates such as apes and other monkeys have been known to get it. Scientists have predicted that this Will effect humans

[@XoADREADNOUGHT]

@@EmmaMusgrave05 Yes yet. All mammals on Earth get it, and have since before recorded history.

[@RPDthe3rd]

The scary part of this is how resistant the prions are. They can survive temperatures of -100°f-2000°f.

[@adammichna5175]

How much is that in real temperature units?

[@sketchyskies8531]

@@adammichna5175 -73.33°C-1093.333°C

[@captainfiri7619]

Wait. That's below absolute zero.

[@sketchyskies8531]

@@captainfiri7619 Scary I know

[@AvalonAnthros]

@@captainfiri7619 It's below zero, but absolute zero is in Kelvin! Absolute zero in C would be -273, and -456.67 for Fahrenheit. Still, -73.33 is enough to kill just about anything not 100% suited for it in every way, so that's... yeah that's scary.

[@theyeti101101]

I know it's hip to be scared of cordyceps these days, but I still find prions scarier and far more likely to trigger an apocalypse.

[@dalewilliams8001]

We've had cases of CWD, in white-tailed deer, here in south central Michigan, in recent years. I haven't heard anything about it now for a few years. I hope that it is under control.

[@louisliu5638]

see LeMo's comment below: a balance of predators along with a healthy deer population. Many Michigan hunters come up to my old homestead lands in the Rainy River District but I haven't seen predators for 100 years. A few bears. Wolves and cougar were poisoned, trapped, shot and eliminated back when no one understood their critical role in a healthy population.

[@emmag.4520]

there was a case cluster of cjd in michigan last year

[@happysquare8045]

me: eating my egg and bacon sandwich, what should I watch? youtube: This is Chronic Wasting Disease me: perfect

[@thepeskyone]

Vegans are offended and wants to know your location

[@doodlebobdorkpants661]

@@thepeskyone Not me reading this and immediately thinking of ThatVeganTeacher 🤢

[@thepeskyone]

@@doodlebobdorkpants661 ah yes, the vegan teacher

[@flyingdoggo316]

@@doodlebobdorkpants661 theveganteacher really is making other vegans look bad..

[@doodlebobdorkpants661]

@@flyingdoggo316 Yeah ik. Ik other vegans are chill and don't act like her, but she's such a bad representations of vegans. ;-;

[@spoon7053]

fuck i thought this was a meme video oh my god this is terrifying

[@fliptail6016]

Yep. Same here, I thought it was someone's homebrew D&D thing, or some sort of SCP adjacent, but here we are.

[@faust1464]

I’m quite confused on how anyone would think it was a meme, maybe I’m getting too old.

[@brinettevalorie4554]

@@faust1464, Perhaps it's because of the name. "Chronic Wasting Disease" sounds kind of made up, to be honest. Since the said disease doesn't spread to humans (well, currently) and not every country has reindeers and the like (deer, moose, etc.) in it, the disease is a little less known. I, unfortunately, also thought this wasn't going to be a serious video. The art is really neat though.

[@DrSabot-A]

@@faust1464 the name "chronic wasting disease" is pretty comical at first glance, and the cartoon-like visuals also doesnt hwlp

[@sultana2024]

THATS LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME REASON I CLICKED LMAOOO

[@davejoseph5615]

It's horrifying that we still have no idea how to combat this affliction.

[@tamagotchilungs]

you gotta be kidding me. i for real thought this was a modern looking analog horror

[@aIchemizedlemniscate]

remilia

[@Leahtingz]

Why this makes me scared is because it might spread to humans

[@abdouaboud7490]

Well it is for cows Case

[@canismajor8601]

I never seen a deer in my entire life

[@kawaki2443]

Potatofy Gaming saw one yesterday hiking

[@kawaki2443]

Potatofy Gaming that’s crazy

[@click_here_4free_money902]

Human form is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, around 1m cases a year, 100% fatal

[@oneangryboi408]

These poor guys going through so much suffering to their very last breath. Hope we can find a cure for it one day. Edit: Sheesh, I sure made a controversy in my comment thread for simply not wanting an animal to suffer from a deadly disease.

[@sugarrollz3524]

More like one sad boi :'c

[@sugarrollz3524]

@Americamutt nigga nuuu a real cure.

[@darkwolf2622]

If anyone really cares enough to find it.

[@johanjimenez1249]

It's nature if we find a solution nature finds a way to undo it

[@sugarrollz3524]

@@johanjimenez1249 let's make a new nature then 💪🏼😆🔥

[@crispychipzzz]

finally watched this after it was being recommended to me so much, hate I watched this at night.

[@Luna_the-Idiot]

Thank you for making me too terrified to ever go outside again

[@pesky.minnow]

as long as you don’t go out and kiss a deer you’re fine

[@hhhhhh-zz2fw]

Are you a deer?

[@brain.eating.amoeba]

y'know. I feel like this being recommended to me now is an omen for 2021

[@nickkohlmann]

I'm with you

[@bacondoggo6635]

Saaaame

[@ithinkcats]

yep same

[@keithcantplay]

Yea this year is already bad enough and if it gets worse, I dunno man

[@amethyst4578]

Help

[@WC3fanatic997]

Thanks KZbin, I really needed to be reminded that Prion diseases are literally the most terrifying of all illnesses

[@wholesome122]

Rabies is pretty terrifying too.

[@polarbear3940]

@@wholesome122and alzhimers

[@Neveronline2024]

Rabies is even more scarier, because you’re also at a 100% ability of dying

[@Phantomphan613]

@@Neveronline2024 prion diseases are also 100% fatal. Didn't you watch the videom

[@Neveronline2024]

@@Phantomphan613 yes, I did.

[@JaycieSLove]

When I first saw this I legitimately thought it was a part of an ARG

[@amoureuxo]

"And that's how Rudolph died, kids."

[@itsaaryabitch]

the sound of the prions was so disturbing to me. Something about that sound makes me aware of the undeniable death that occurs through the prions. So horrible yet so real

[@doimoi958]

cancer, but worse and uncureable!

[@bensoncheung2801]

144p 👍

[@Raexai]

I think the tinkle noise was more disturbing

[@abruptamelia]

@@Raexai It’s very ominous knowing that piss can literally kill you

[@redacted6974]

@@abruptamelia LMFAO

[@pastelcoke]

i thought it said “chronic waiting disease” and my youtube was apparently glitched so i watched nearly 3 minutes of a black screen thinking it was a funny youtube joke vid till i went to the comments. something ain’t right here

[@allen-castle]

LMFAO

[@genericname2747]

KZbin pranked you

[@PrederNationteam74]

*Homestuck.....*

[@Nnneemo]

KZbin censors, they don't need you to lose your mind...

[@funballin9032]

"Something's wrong, I can feel it."

[@nugget7363]

Oh wow thats deep. At first I thought that chronic wasting disease meant that they couldn't stop pooping

[@randomfangirl1275]

I actually feel sorry for the deers. They don’t deserve this. I hope they are ok ❤

[@heatheralwaysqueen318]

@ChaosLord5129 You people are cruel, no one and no thing deserves it.

[@heatheralwaysqueen318]

@ChaosLord5129 I was never talking about those people, the animals still dont deserve it because its not THEIR fault

[@stardra]

I learned about this after doing some research on prions when I played Plague Inc. a lot. It’s genuinely depressing to hear about this disease and somewhat terrifying to imagine what those poor animals are going through :[

[@slugcat_number_75487]

**plays plague inc** **names disease cwd 2** **starts in norway** **beelines for extreme zoonosis, necrosis, coma and total organ failure** **wins the game a minute later**

[@TeaserTravlein]

I could win any plague inc with necrosis and total organ failure hahaha

[@corneliusbarnacles]

Slightly saltier dinner

[@misfits9294]

I know these poor animals...this is heartbreaking to hear and see.

[@prooamix]

Humans suffer from prion decease too, Creutzfeld-Jakob decease exists :/

[@amethyst4578]

WHY DID I THINK CLICKING THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA

[@itsflappletime]

I FEEL YOUR PAIN

[@puppz3347]

what's wrong with clicking it? better face it than hide

[@sultana2024]

i stayed for every second too

[@Chrotisofus]

Because you want to become a smarter person. You did well.

[@ekkoekko4610]

it's informational though, im pretty sure its a good idea

[@godrilla5549]

Chronic wasting disease is absolutely too soft of a euphemism, we need something that sounds more threatening like bruce's brain melting disorder of certain death.

[@PotooBurd]

This is why it’s so important to have natural predators (not humans) they pick off the sick ones and decrease the spread of disease in the herd. 😢💛

[@v.j.bartlett]

In some cases it can also turn the infected animals aggressive when it reaches the brain. Read the creepy stories from a Siberian game warden about some of the mega weird behaviours of the stags in his neck of the woods, including one that gored a police officer that badly they had to cut the stag's head off to be able to bury the poor guy 'cause the antlers were all caught up in his rib cage. Would have brushed it off as exaggerated if someone from America hadn't commented about the fact that he once had to shoot a stag that was trying to batter its way through the fence to get at his dogs. Apparently with the American one it was confirmed to be a case of CWD so yeah, not sure I want to eat venison any more.

[@DrCandyStriper]

Do you have a link handy, perchance?

[@nathanieljacobson2857]

A greentext video isn’t a good source for such a serious claim like this

[@liamgavinwells]

I remember hearing this story of a guy that went hunting with his dad when they spotted a deer. The deer then slammed its head into a rock until it was completely shattered, and after that, the deer walked upright until it collapsed into a nearby river. That's how I first learned about this disease

[@v.j.bartlett]

@@nathanieljacobson2857 Maybe but, as I said, as there are comments about extremely similar stuff from both America and Russia not only in that videos comment section but also in this videos comment section... Well unless all of those people who are leaving comments about mad deer are liars, then yeah this disease does turn them aggressive.

[@GreggoryL]

@@v.j.bartlett It'd be a surprising, considering the fact that TSEs don't work in the same way rabies does. Chronic Wasting Disease, as the name suggests (along with other TSEs,) causes the infected creature to *waste* away, so especially in the late stages of the disease they would be way too weak to attack, or even cause serious damage if they did. If I recall correctly though, moose are known to be territorial/aggressive, and even moreso during rut, so there's that.

[@tur3xpa475]

♫ Rudolph the Chronic Reindeer, Has a very gruesome fate ♫

[@feifeixeizner2007]

NOOO

[@hutao6874]

LMAO NOO

[@spar7710]

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS

[@graveltheblock5578]

Sounds nice

[@wilhelm_kr4216]

Incompetent workers are to be replaced -Santa Clause

[@bron-yr-aur7990]

Jesus Christ, CWD is truly horrible. The stories I’ve read are terrifying, like a guy who lived near an airport and went for a beer run. Since he lived near the airport, there were large fields, and when he was driving on the way to the store or whatever, he stopped to look at a deer. He thought there was something stuck on it’s head. Turns out it was smashing it’s head into a fence post and had an unhinged jaw. The dude was traumatized, and I can’t blame him. I’d probably piss myself and floor it if I saw a deer doing that and looking at me. I hope someone does something to help these poor animals.

[@justinblin]

This is one of the main reasons you’re not supposed to feed deer, since that may end up attracting an infected animal that will then infect all the other deer you’ve been feeding

[@eggyolks3274]

We need to make testing for CWD mandatory for hunters who want to process the deer they shoot. Im not sure if this could ever spread to people, but i do not want to find out. And for everyone out there, if you see any animal that is acting strangely, *call your local game warden* they’re trained to look for signs of infectious diseases in wildlife and have the proper means to *safely* dispose of them. Edit; abnormal deer behaviors will include; - head hanging, appearing lethargic - not running, standing in place and letting you approach them - excessive amounts of saliva or nasal discharge - circling - running into objects - laying out in the open in busy places *Do not approach downed deer, even if they let you get close. Bucks during the rut can be very dangerous and aggressive, even if they are diseased and weakened.*

[@samblackstone3400]

Hopefully it doesn't spread to humans. The normal prion protein that natually occurs in all mammals is highly conserved (surprisingly it also might not be very important in the body) so it's possible that it could leap between species by interacting with other mammal's prion proteins but that hasn't been documented. As far as I know in the United States at least no pipeline for testing samples directly sent in from hunters exists but it would be nice if it did. Usually prions are tested for using western blotting which requires tissue from the brain but newer tests exist which could work with blood or even lymph tissue samples. I'm positive it will be easier to get something like that funded after the coronavirus PCR test bottleneck showed the flaws in America's early epidemic response. Edit: after looking around it turns out several western states do have programs that test tissue samples sent in from hunters. It isn't mandatory but it's good to know that in at risk areas there's at least action being taken to monitor it.

[@smilofangs]

@@samblackstone3400 does it spread to dogs tho?

[@samblackstone3400]

@@smilofangs There's no reason to believe that any of the CWD prions circulating in the environment right now are capable of jumping out of cervids. If it was happening however we likely wouldn't know for years afterwards. The monitoring around these diseases is spotty and reactive not proactive so our knowledge of them is full of gaps. The prion protein in its non-disease causing form is very similar across almost all mammals which is why mad cow disease was such a big deal since that disease causing prion was similar enough to our own to cause disease in humans. So basically its not unprecedented that prions can become a problem for one species even if they originated in another. If any animal were to be at risk of encountering a hypothetical CWD prion that could jump species I imagine it would be wolves or us because well, we both eat a lot of deer. The chances of this happening are small, that's really important to keep in mind, but they aren't zero.

[@smilofangs]

@@samblackstone3400 The ending bit reminds me of “your chances of dying by frogs are low.... but never zero” Thanks for telling me btw!

[@gaygrape9407]

I know all local places where I live require you to get your deer tested regardless if you're gonna eat it, stuff it or just toss it out. Then again we are a state that hunts quite frequently

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

Was someone else waiting for. The moment where they go: So here is whats being done, and then got a little depressed when there was no message of hope.

[@alexmartin3191]

They cull the deer population, or at least that is what happens in the US.

[@zerosumgame5700]

I think they leave it to us to determine we probably shouldn't put out salt licks. Except without telling us to, making it valuable information that attacks no one directly.

[@mikadosannoji553]

@@zerosumgame5700 wait salt licks is a thing? im very interested on literally a salt lick

[@zerosumgame5700]

@@mikadosannoji553 yeah, they attract deer and some other animals, most people use them for hunting or photography

[@corbeaudejugement]

wolves. re-introduction of wolf species will seriously reduce the spread

[@crowaii6863]

Thanks for educating everybody who watched this (including me) about what CWD is

[@rngesus66]

Me a person who never saw a raindeer in real life in person, lives in an area of Earth where raindeers are never seen, and have absolutely nothing to do with animals watching this at 1a.m.

[@wilerd]

this sounds like a made up plague inc. strand i don’t like it..

[@yuagiin]

That's because you can play as a prion in plague.inc. It's not made up.

[@wilerd]

@Rileigh Whitlock bro i know,, it was a joke,,

[@wilerd]

@Rileigh Whitlock :)

[@thecolonel1286]

This is what Santa’s reindeer get after flying around the world so many times. They were bound to pick up something

[@matildalitsey143]

Here is this comment for those who don't want to watch the full video. This is basically what they said. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurological disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer, and moose. It is caused by an abnormal protein called a prion, which damages the brain and nervous system. CWD is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), which includes other diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle, and Scrapie in sheep. CWD is spread through direct contact with infected animals or their body fluids, as well as through indirect contact with contaminated environments such as soil or water. The disease is currently found in North America, Norway, Finland, and South Korea, and there is concern about its potential to spread to other regions. CWD is a serious concern for wildlife management and conservation efforts, as well as for public health, as there is currently no known cure or treatment for the disease. It is important for individuals and communities to take steps to prevent the spread of CWD, such as avoiding contact with infected animals, properly disposing of infected carcasses, and reporting any suspected cases to wildlife authorities.

[@nelsonfitz3282]

Last summer I shot one of these poor fellas. Jaw was hangin loose. Missing one of its legs. And it was walking continuously in a circle. Terrible disease.

[@asiancommenter5974]

2020: *just ended* KZbin: hey, I just wanted to say that deers are dying & you might wanna see this🗿

[@Polyg0ne]

KZbin go brrr

[@nyx5408]

Imagine getting a new virus from someone eating the meat of this deer....

[@unknownboi.]

@@nyx5408 .______.

[@nyx5408]

@@unknownboi. good luck for the ones that never played The walking dead =))))

[@CraigPremium]

thanks youtube feed this is exactly what my depression needed after last years debuchery

[@thesailo602]

Why is the music so calming yet the movie so terrifying

[@luviana_]

The music is fucking depressing

[@mikeybeanhi181]

The music gives me this feeling that all life is going to die

[@user-oz7ku9tf3q]

the music is more terrifying imo

[@abruptamelia]

@@user-oz7ku9tf3q It’s less terrifying and more sad, especially combined with the equally depressing visuals

[@mushyroom9569]

The music makes me think of winter.

[@jaklova418]

This was so ominous, really good and informative video

[@aeonmazer9662]

This video is so humbling. And the music nails the tone.

[@eepee_eepee]

well said

[@AnonArandom]

Holy crap it's in Norway now! I thought this was only in a few US states and Canada, this is terrifying!

[@Thermaldrone]

Matthew Lee its been one case. They slaughtered the whole herd of wild reindeers to contain it. They killed over 2000 reindeers in a few days, and the area is closed for all deer animals for five years, not been any other outbreak. 😊

[@AnonArandom]

@@Thermaldrone I'm sorry it had to come to that, but glad that it was taken care of. Thanks for informing me :)

[@getthegoods420]

why didn't they cull these deer off? its supposedly started off with a group of small deer almost decades ago and instead of killing those deer off people just sat around until a small deer/Ebola epidemic started... that could potentially jump to people? wtf????

[@CitsVariants]

how did it happen

[@mytvyoutube9927]

In the US some universities are saying if people eat it, it is now a possibility of it transferring to humans. New pandemic?

[@scallink]

My older sister was telling me about this disease while watching My Little Pony, I have realized how scary it is knowing there is no cure, it’s 100% fatal, and if it even transmits to one human- the world is pretty much doomed. Edit: I know now humans can’t get it omg..

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

There are human prion diseases already. Don't be a cannibal and you should be safe.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

@@KFrost-fx7dt there’s cjd and mad cow too

[@J.A.huscher]

I would honestly shoot myself if I got a disease like this. But then again, that's just my personality [and] being full of anxiety Edit: I fixed the wording

[@destrumthetiger9274]

@@J.A.huscher if I learned I had CWD I would walk off into the forest, dig a grave for myself and live in that area until I start showing symptoms and then I’ll lie down in the grave and eat poisonous berries and sleep

[@imparanoiiid]

Ur sister really was looking to ruin ur my little pony

[@gnightkite2486]

Bruh, this is terrifying, I really wished this was an analog horror video.

[@marvinsalmeron585]

I came in expecting some analog horror and left with ominous yet informative material

[@vidblogger12]

Prion diseases. Aka: one of the single most terrifying things to ever exist,

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

Especially because porions aren't as weak to things like high temperatures as, for example many (obviously not all) bacteria. The durability of prions just adds to their scaryness.

[@foreverinafantasy]

@@MatthiasDrinksH20 Because they're not living, they can't be killed, just destroyed. Like zombies 0_o

[@KhanhDinh291]

@@foreverinafantasy feels like a curse. No cure, no explanation why it happens and it spread into unliving things like soil

[@j.s.1816]

Yes. No treatment.

[@jadapinkett1656]

Luckily, they're extraordinarily rare. CJD is the most common in humans and there are less than 600 cases in the US annually (estimate). Most cases are sporadic and typically occur in individuals in their 60s and 70s, although can occur at any age. Typical RoI is 1-2 in 1 million. By age, it's different. In individuals under 50, it's 5 cases in 1 billion (Maybe 40 worldwide annually, which is liberal). In individuals over 50, it jumps to 5 cases in a million.

[@ohno209]

Oh my god I thought this was a piece of analog horror, not real life horror

[@natasaroksandic5227]

Dam, I️ wish this was analog.

[@HankMFWimbleton]

if this was analog horror it would be spreading to humans too

[@sexygirlmax2019]

@@HankMFWimbleton too bad that it now spreads to humans and humans can develop it by themselves too

[@EliteMay6000]

@@sexygirlmax2019it mostly just affects humans via cannibalism, so just uh..try not to eat people

[@abruptamelia]

@@EliteMay6000 I don’t think swallowing abysmal amounts of my own skin would count considering I’m not infected so weee

[@almcmemeshack8443]

This is absolutely horrifying, and I’m not even a deer

[@rugzbee5983]

Absolutely classic. My buddy told me about this and I didn't believe him. Just wow.

[@LegoSwordViedos]

I saw a deer with this desease and kept far away from it and watched it, and then called the game warden and they came out and shot it. It was just so sad to see it limping around and it was really better off dead, I don't know for 100% if it was CWD but I keep away from any animal that looks like it might be like that.

[@46_and28]

What state are you in has it moved to any different states?

[@jakeb2x266]

Probably for the better since we don't know what it does to humans when you eat it.

[@jakeb2x266]

@Spanish or Vanish Yes, that’s what I mean.

[@dudesqr]

Isn't there something else, that is close to being CWD it's very similar

[@lhamagalopante6735]

I mean, even if it wasn't CWD, animals walking "funny", shaking, convulsing, in circles, and in bad shape could be rabid - wich is as scary as prionic diseases - , so yeah, keeping your distance and informing anyone better equiped to deal with that is the smart thing to do.

[@thedemonslayer51]

I feel like an asterisk is needed at the end. Pretty sure prions in other humans do very much so affect us, through cannibalism. Which is a part of why it's shunned in most places.

[@thedemonslayer51]

@Ethan Roberts Ah, thanks for specifing that. I didn't know that part.

[@djroscurro9859]

If this is true, did not know this at all. Sheesh.

[@RoseDragoness]

there is inter-species barrier that protect us but according to at least one research, CWD in vitro (in lab environment) can adapt to affect humans. Source: Generation of a New Form of Human PrPSc in Vitro by Interspecies Transmission from Cervid Prions

[@totallynotphoenixwright]

@Ethan Roberts The human version of BSE is known as variant Cruezfeldt-Jakobs disease or vCJD for short. It began to spread in areas that ate beef imported from the United Kingdom during the BSE outbreak in the 80s. Regular CJD is different, though. It can be inherited or happens because of a currently unknown cause.

[@davidchen8709]

@@totallynotphoenixwright also, mad cow disease came from a sheep prion called scrapie

[@Ben-mt4jy]

Had to detail the most terrifyingly easily spread and 100% fatal disease before they said "but you're safe though dw"

[@allys744]

Such a jolly ad for the holiday season. Very Christmas-y

[@lemo8986]

Note that this occurs in all deer species, not just reindeer. Furthermore, it only occurs on a wide basis when the deer population is too dense due to a lack of predators or a lack of human hunting.

[@ABRlEL]

Yes

[@TheBrandonn]

Did you not watch the video?

[@trogo3402]

Eat them all eat them all hunt them all down

[@mr.x2567]

Yeah, we should hunt humans

[@trogo3402]

@@mr.x2567 no!

[@eliasdailey3911]

Next time get a body that can handle the neutron style -CWD talking to deer brain

[@AxxLAfriku]

i have big brain and big amount of yt subs

[@moss5356]

@@Juuma985 I know right

[@14thbattlegroupcommander]

Oh hell naw 💀 the reindeer got wither poisoning irl

[@OkamiLyra]

This is interesting and terrifying, but does anyone else just have this video in their recommendations constantly right now?

[@NebulaRanger]

It's a reccuring thing for mine

[@silvulata]

it’s honestly sad that it’s 100% fatal.. dying slowly and slowly knowing that you don’t have a second chance, really hits hard.

[@zytheabsolutenerd75]

the animals dont know theyre going to die before theyve gone insane to the disease. one disease thats similar, though, is mad cow disease. it can effect humans and is spread through beef

[@scottkrafft6830]

If the entire world's economy systematically united to find a cure, I have absolutely no doubt that it can be done.

[@ACoarseGuy]

@@scottkrafft6830 it cannot, unless we create nanobots that can unfold misfolded proteins, it's impossible. CWD is caused by a prion, which causes absolutely no symptoms until it's too late, your immune system can't react to it, medicinals can't target it, and it's damn resistant, surviving extreme temperatures, and for a long time. Thus, creating a "cure" for it, using the technology we have is impossible, and creating microscopic machines capable of precisely unfolding specific proteins is...well, hard. Very hard.

[@evrenizzet5822]

How do you know?

[@MZRFaith]

Well it shouldn’t hit hard, it’s not your problem. Keep it going brother, enjoy the human experience.

[@xXMaoKittyCatXx]

This is the disease i fear the most... it's just devastating and scary, sad for deers who go through this. Any zombie-like disease just frightens me

[@beeboopboo]

Hello a year later it now can spread to human cells

[@sexygirlmax2019]

humans can get it from eating meat of hooved animals...and we can develop the misfolded prions by ourselves and die. 100%..

[@Arslan35]

@@beeboopboo Nope.

[@mintyminxduo]

@@beeboopboo liar

[@jenniferb.9241]

@@beeboopboo oh no 😱 le zombie apocalypse le walking dead !!?

[@therealevilmudbug]

This is horrifying. Just something about this feels uncanny, like the stuff from Gemini Home Entertainment.

[@lucyburns4379]

The last bit is interesting because I read somewhere that hunters in the Northwestern US were warned against eating animals showing signs of CWD. And of course, they didn't listen.

[@NishnaValleyRailVideos]

It’s probably just not a good idea to spread those prions through their bodies, because then the misfolded prions will be spread into the water supply in their water

[@idekanymore0721]

“They can be bond to soil and absorbed by plants” THE *WHAT*

[@baimhakani]

"Guess we'll perish" 🤷‍♂️

[@cygnet6]

yeah rn scientists are looking at buildup of them in our environment, including food, dust, etc, as a possible factor in the increase of Alzheimer's :D

[@aaronlandry3934]

@@cygnet6 I don’t know if I buy that connection. Prions form in other areas of the body and then spread to the brain, whereas plaques are formed in the brain itself. It’s more likely that most diseases that target the neural system simply resemble Alzheimer’s, because they’re all gradually killing the brain and are fatal.

[@vbgvbg1133]

@Catherine Ramey the point is that the plants become carriers, which can infect other deers when eaten

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

@@baimhakani *take that vegans*

[@ChINNg28]

that's really sad to see.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am the funniest KZbinr of all time I watched my latest video and laughed for 69 minutes straight I am extremely funny I am dangerously funny and I have two girlfriends who think I am extremely dangerously funny and they watch all of my videos thanks for listening dear sabrina

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

@@AxxLAfriku. Ok, 😐

[@molvania6330]

this one is for all of my chronic wasters out there

[@AnvilApricot]

This is the best video essay i've seen on Oda's mistreatment of Chopper post time skip

[@paigeeden4496]

The music is so eerie and, combined with the emptiness of the tundra, it shows the eerily unknown crisis. It reminds me of the video game "Never Alone", which also takes place in a snowy environment. Keep on saving the world, Naturforskning!

[@thechonkyyuki]

I love that game

[@randommoth4978]

I played that but never finished it after the fox became a child

[@vviiper]

Does anyone know the name of the music in this video?

[@eepee_eepee]

does anyone know the song name?

[@plotoyadnaya_rossiyanka]

wtf I clicked on this expecting a regular infographic animation but now I’m horrified depressed and feeling sorry for these animals why did you do this to me 🥺

[@MyerShift7]

I love all of the useful tools exclaiming how scared they are. I love that part

[@invurret9533]

Not gonna lie, I thought this was a found footage video at first

[@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382]

Not so fun fact: While CWD prions don't seem to spread to humans, we do have our own share of prion diseases, most notably Creutzfeld-Jakob's disease and Kuru. CJD and Kuru are also transmissable and 100% fatal, and as far as I'm aware, there is no cure

[@meyague]

the cure is to not eat other people very simple and easy to follow

[@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382]

@@meyague That was how Kuru spread, yes. But Creutzfeld-Jakob is mostly spread through medical procedures with contaminated tissue or it just emerges randomly

[@thespacecowboy71]

I hope we can find a cure for this. It's heartbreaking. I absolutely love animals, especially deer and moose, and this just hurts me.

[@ACoarseGuy]

A cure cannot be found, unfolding proteins is damn hard. Best case scenario we go back to when it wasn't a severe problem, which is, well, hard.

[@nyct0phile]

another comment said fallow deer have shown to be resistent to it, so there is the potential after some research that we could help the other species move towards that

[@waffles658]

The cure would have been natural selection had wolves not been driven to such low numbers by humans

[@formlessentity]

reintroduce wolves and other predators. hopefully that would keep the population low enough to reduce transmission rates. hopefully.

[@DehydratedDarkness]

There has been some research directed at healing similar diseases in humans, it was mentioned on my finals in a test introducing the context. It seems to have yielded no results as of now sadly, I'm sure we'll think of something eventually

[@bloxycola3]

even after rewatching this countless times i could not tell you what this video is. the sad nature makes it look like its to promote a charity, the visuals and the editing looks like a science video for highschoolers

[@silvergamer7250]

I fell into a rabbit hole of immunology and it’s your fault. Thanks tho

[@falcothegreat5470]

Who else randomly got this recommended?

[@ZoMTDU]

Yes

[@humanish1]

I seen images of a moose with CWD. It looks like a living, standing corpse.

[@MatthiasDrinksH20]

And some of them move...just wrong, like in horror movies

[@ElectroSomaV]

This feels like the intro to an indie survival horror game.

[@kayakat1869]

This is so sad. Brain diseases are the worst. My mom had a brain tumor removed and she has a lot of new difficulties with stimuli now. Seeing someone go through that up close is humbling, but that is just one tumor that was removed. These poor animals are literally having their brain eaten away slowly and completely losing who they are. I know deer don't have higher cognition like we do, but they have to feel some kind of pain, right?

[@waffl_798]

I think dementia is the worst. Unlike CWD it doesn’t kill you. It simply leaves you with the intelligence of a newborn constantly. And the worst part: there will be perfect moments of clarity where you can remember EVREYTHING, and then it’s stripped away, again.

[@kayakat1869]

@@waffl_798 if God was real dementia wouldn't exist.

[@kayakat1869]

@@waffl_798 yeah, my great grandma had it at the end of her life. Before that she was extremely sharp, but it destroyed her memory in 6 months. So tragic.

[@waffl_798]

@@kayakat1869 jesus. its insane how quickly evreything can be ripped away from you.