Yes, I think I was wrong with my assumption.
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Affidavit@lemm.ee 5 weeks agoEating brain/spinal cord is not required to contract a prion disease; prions can also be spread through any biological medium where protein material is located, for instance, blood. This is the reason why those who have CJD or other TSEs in their family are unable to donate blood.
This is also how vampires became extinct.
Quereller@lemmy.one 5 weeks ago
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
The blood relative thing is kind of silly, it should be mothers only but it also bans you if your father contracted it after you were born.
Affidavit@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
The reason for that actually makes sense. It’s rarely clear how and when someone contracted a prion disease at time of diagnosis, and often it is unclear which specific prion disease a person has. While it may seem that a father contracted a prion disease after you were born, it could also be that the father has an inheritable prion disease that you too may have inherited.