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2006-05-20 Britain

New Scientist - NOT GOOD: vCJD may lurk in more people than realised

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Posted by 3dc 2006-05-20 20:31|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So perhaps 53% of the population are susceptible instead of 42%. We're still only talking about a 150 or so deaths. What the article didn't say was what percentage of the 12,600 samples tested positive.

Posted by KBK 2006-05-20 21:25|| 2006-05-20 21:25|| Front Page Top

#2 There is also no indication of what, if any genetic or environmental susceptibility or trigger exists.

It has been suggested that prions are damn near everywhere, and only under rare circumstances do people become ill from them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-20 22:24|| 2006-05-20 22:24|| Front Page Top

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