Watch the NOVA episode “The Brain Eaters or Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery” as an introduction to the epidemiology of human prion diseases such as the incubation period, signs and symptoms, treatment and modes of transmission.
Select three(3) state Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plans (linked below) and include the following questions in your discussion.
Did you know about this disease before you started this discussion project?
Are states doing enough to educate their citizens?
Did you find one states plan to be superior? Why?
Are you concerned about CWD? Why?
Texas Parks & Wildlife: Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/cwd/plan.phtml
North Dakota: Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan https://gf.nd.gov/node/5796
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02292
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan https://www.mdwfp.com/media/302760/2021-cwd-managenet-plan_final-september-2021.pdf
Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan https://wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/content/PDF/Get%20Involved/CWD/Final-WGFD-CWD-Management-Plan-7-2020-with-appendices.pdf
