Posted on 10/18/2018 7:38:17 AM PDT by C19fan
According to a recently-uncovered medical case from 2015, one man may have died after eating one too many squirrels. His penchant for squirrel meat seems to have inadvertently exposed him to an incredibly rare fatal brain disorder, the first time this disorder was ever contracted in the United States.
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is a rare brain disorder caused by misfolding brain proteins called prions. Prion proteins are unique in that when one is misfolded, it causes other prion proteins to misfold too. These misfolded proteins are unable to function properly, and the result is that the victim suffers from memory loss, dementia, psychosis, loss of coordination, and eventually death.
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Note to self: Don’t eat squirrel brains
We live in a time when such a note is necessary...
ahh but monkey brains are ok
supposedly
Mad Cow Disease.
No, it isn’t caused by a picture of Hillary Clinton
If it’s so rare how come I’ve heard a dozen people talking about relatives with it while waiting in lines?
...Note to self: Don’t eat squirrel brains
And don’t eat this guy’s brain either
I sometimes hate to admit I’m related to them, but many good ol’ East Texas rednecks like a local delicacy called “Squirrel Mulligan.” It’s basically a stew made with squirrel meat. The problem is, many die hard rednecks down here will throw whole squirrels into the pot - head and all.
I should be thankful that I never cared much for the dish myself.
Pretty much a no-brainer in my book.
Maybe this is the same issue that tribal cannibals have - the ones that have traditions for eating brains of their dead as a way of mourning for the recently deceased.
I agree... all squirrels should now come with a warning tag. Preferably several.
...Maybe this is the same issue that tribal cannibals have
Kuru
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. But I highly doubt it is the first time the disease was contracted in the US. Maybe the first know US case from squirrel meat
Heads first to go before “pants-ing”. Tough getting fur specs out, clean headshot best plan. Can those critters, bugs be cooked out?
It is.
Stupid should hurt.
It’s basically a stew made with squirrel meat.
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You wont get creutzfeldt-jakob or Mad cow (I thought these were different btw) if you thoroughly cook your ‘food’.
You wont get parasites and you wont get bacterial infections either.
Maybe you’re a back bush redneck if you don’t cook your food, I don’t know, but I doubt it.
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