I used to wash/resterilize neuro instruments and if a person with suspected CJD was operated on, the instruments would be sent to be incinerated into ash and put into some sort of vault.
You cannot kill a prion. You can bury it for 10 years and it will not die.
CJD (mad cow) can happen from contamination, but more commonly it happens sporadically/genetically.
I think CJD usually takes years to show up if you got it from a contaminant.
I used to wash/resterilize neuro instruments and if a person with suspected CJD was operated on, the instruments would be sent to be incinerated into ash and put into some sort of vault.
You cannot kill a prion. You can bury it for 10 years and it will not die.
CJD (mad cow) can happen from contamination, but more commonly it happens sporadically/genetically.
I think CJD usually takes years to show up if you got it from a contaminant.
"You cannot kill a prion". No, but with the proper reagents, they're easily dissolved into their constituent amino acids. Just like any other protein.