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oxymoran
1613 days ago
True. But they don’t go away, they persist in nature. So theoretically, the risk continues to grow as they accumulate over time.
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mr-ron
1613 days ago
Theres also "Fatal insomnia" which is a prion disease that is hereditary.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-ne...
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pcurve
1613 days ago
Wow... Only 40 people in the world have it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zaz67IcLDY
So scary.
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s1artibartfast
1613 days ago
Nonsense, it is not like they are forever chemicals. They break down over time so it isn't like the global prion count keeps going up
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google234123
1612 days ago
I would guess they still deteriorate over years so the risk might actually remain stable.
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https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-ne...