What is the zombie disease called?

What is the zombie disease called?

Chronic wasting disease
Other names	Zombie deer disease
Deer with signs of chronic wasting disease
Specialty	Infectious disease, Neurology, Veterinary medicine

Is zombie disease in Canada?

And this is perhaps why it is also called ‘zombie disease’. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US, the CWD affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose. It has been found in some areas of North America, including Canada and the United States, Norway and South Korea.

What part of the brain is affected in a zombie?

The amygdala is a region in the brain that controls the body’s emotions, particularly rage and anger. The altering of the amygdala by the zombie virus causes the zombies to be in a constant state of rage that, when mixed with insatiable hunger, creates their desire to hunt by any means neccessary.

Can CWD spread to humans?

Currently, there is no evidence of transmission of CWD to humans, suggesting the presence of a strong species barrier; however, in vitro and in vivo studies on the zoonotic potential of CWD have yielded mixed results.

What causes zombie?

In some versions, the reason the dead rise and attack is unknown, rendering the whole situation inexplicable. In other versions, a specific parasite or infection is known to be the cause, framing events much like a plague.

Can you get sick from eating a deer with CWD?

Is CWD transmmissible to humans? There is no evidence CWD can be transmitted to humans. Epidemiologists with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found no evidence that prion-related disease in humans occurs more often in hunters and consumers of wild game than in the general population.

Who created the zombie virus?

George Romero
Night was the first of six films in Romero’s Living Dead series….George A. Romero (1968–1985)

Zombie
First appearance	Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Created by	George Romero
In-universe information
Alias	“Romero zombie”