Chronic wasting disease

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a disease that has been slowly spreading throughout deer and elk populations for the past 36 years. Recently, CWD was spotted in Arkansas where more deer were infected faster than previously expected. Based on this event, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency is preparing to handle CWD whenever it should come. CWD is a very serious disease, but as of now it poses no real threat to humans. CWD is believed to be transmitted by prions. This places CWD in close relation with “Mad Cow Disease” which can be transmitted to humans. However, there is no evidence of CWD infecting humans. The public should continue to maintain caution with infected deer and minimize contact to areas with CWD. (Baley 983). There is a preventative…

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), an unusual fatal disease, is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (Williams and Young 1980). A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is distinguishable by a cellular protein prion to a protease isoform, which is abnormal and insoluble (Mathiason et al 2006). The disease was first seen in Colorado captive deer in 1967 (Williams and Young 1980). It is exhibited in several ungulates specifically in family Cervidae such as deer, elk (Williams 2005)…

Texas, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease otherwise known as CWD. This is a very contagious and fatal disease that is affecting deer, elk, and moose. CWD replicates malformed proteins known as prions that deteriorates the brain, and breaks down nerve cells. CWD kind of resembles Mad Cow Disease and can be transferred from one organism to another by blood, urine, carcasses, saliva, and even plants or soil. Since the finding of CWD has been found in the captive deer, the state has…

Chronic Wasting Disease: The Silent Assassin Chronic Wasting Disease, also known as (CWD) kills herds of deer by the hundreds. As of right now, it is a guaranteed death for any animal that contracts the disease. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) started monitoring the white tail deer population in the fall of 1999. They came across there first CWD positive deer in November 2001 when they were testing harvested deer. The location where the deer was shot is unknown. (DNR.wi.gov…

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Act. The USA heavily rely on a system that that puts its patriots in a state of ennui. With organ donations as the way to stop ones suffering the growing waiting list putting people in a stupor of fatigue, restless in the hopes of a savior dead or alive. There are currently 4.5 million Americans who suffer from renal disease alone causing it to be ranked 9th cause of death in the USA (Chronic Kidney Disease, 2016). The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention has deemed that there is no…

problems; because it depends on indirect methods as well as the accuracy of some nutritional markers are questionable (Chumlea, 2004). Patients with end-stage renal disease often experience malnutrition as a result of decreased dietary intake; inadequate dialysis; loss of nutrients into the dialysate; abnormal protein, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism; and concomitant diseases, which may contribute to an increase in morbidity and mortality (Priscilla & Lau, 2004). Malnutrition is defined as a…

End-Stage Renal Disease and Technological Advancements End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is the fifth and final level of chronic kidney disease. According to The Kidney Foundation of Canada (n.d) by the fifth level, the kidneys have lost at least 85% of their ability to filter waste. Once the disease has progressed to this stage, action must be taken to increase the probability of patient survival. The kidneys are a vital organ that is needed for survival; similarly the weakness of the kidneys…

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Organ Sales Will Save Lives In “Organ Sales Will Save Lives”, Joanna Mackay claims, “government should not ban the sale of human organs; they should regulate them.”(Mackay). People’s lives should be saved and not wasted by the legalization of the ban of organ sales. Mackay’s sub-claim shortly follows that 350,000 people suffer from the ending stage of the renal disease which causes the organs to stop functioning altogether. Kidney failure is one of the hardest disease to overcome successfully…