Zombie deer disease is a transmissible spongiform ... Most people with CJD will die within a year of symptoms starting, but usually from infection. This is because immobility caused by CJD can ...

Nicknamed zombie deer disease, CWD is a fatal and incurable ... Chronic wasting disease is a fatal infection caused by an abnormal protein called a prion. Prion diseases are a family of rare ...

Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as "zombie deer disease," has officially spread ... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), infection rates among a given population can be anywhere ...

After infection, prions travel throughout the central ... patients and most often strikes at random. CWD is nicknamed 'zombie deer disease' because it causes parts of the brain to slowly ...

Scientists express concern over the possibility of the deadly and incurable 'zombie deer' disease affecting humans. The disease, which currently impacts deer and other animals, could potentially ...

Wildlife authorities in Georgia are warning about 'zombie deer disease' after the state's first case. A white-tail deer in Lanier County contracted the devastating neurological disease ...

ATLANTA — Wildlife officials are warning the first case of “zombie deer disease” has ... Georgia’s DNR has tested 1,000 to 1,500 deer for infection to try to manage the spread of the ...

A new report, funded by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, revealed that "zombie deer disease" could soon spill over to humans. According to the alert, the deadly illness, also known ...

Tina Johannsen with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) — sometimes referred to as "Zombie deer disease" — was first reported in the 1960's in Colorado.

CWD earned the nickname “zombie deer disease” for its unsettling ... that may not become apparent for 16 months or more after infection. CWD has been detected in the northwestern and ...