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can blood to blood contact with an infected deer result in human infection? i have been a hunter for a long time and processed many deer. if i had a cut on my hands that contacted the infected blood of a deer could that have done it?
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I don't know of research proving this, but I would think it is "possible". Many bacteria are transmitted this way.
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That is good question, and I have wondered the same thing. I am a deer hunter and have cleaned my own deer and handled venison.
The CDC says (for whatever THAT is worth) that deer do not get LD and that there has not been a documented case of a human getting LD from handling or eating venison.
Of course, the CDC also says LD is not transmittable from person to person, which I think is false since many spouses and even entire families have tested positive. Plus, I recall reading an article about an LD researcher who came down with LD after being splashed in the eyes with urine from an infected lab rabbit.
My wife has tested positive for LD and 2 co-infections, and I think two of my kids may have LD as well. The kids are getting tested today. Whether they got it from me, my wife, ticks or venison, I just don't know.
Supposedly, the bacteria can be present in the deer's blood but are very few in number. The CDC then says you can't catch it from handling venison, but I think the fact that the bacteria can be found in the deer's blood at least makes it possible.
It burns me up when the CDC states something as a fact when they really don't know. They should just say, "We don't know." I guess they don't want to admit they don't know because then people would start to ask, "Then why the heck don't you do some studies and find out?!"
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thanks Jason, from what i understand this bacteria is a pathogen. i think it was high school biology that gave us the pathways for pathogens. if anyone has had on the job first aid or safety training it is also covered in that. the CDC is full of it if they think bacteria can't enter an open wound.
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