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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like OH MY GOD WHY IS THE CAT DEAD???

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

how does prion disease taste?

[–] Irinir@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Any idea what flavor? Strawberry, chocolate, Vanilla or something like Mountain Dew Code Red?

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Missing a "decades later" on the last two

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The prognosis is 6 months. There is one person who was diagnosed and lived for 10 years after, but that's the one known case

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

Depends on the prion, but you're also talking about prognosis after diagnosis - I don't imagine most people are diagnosed soon after contracting it, and symptoms take time to appear.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same for ALS btw, Hawkings is the exception. Typical is 1-2 years

yeah, iirc there are early-onset and late-onset as variants, and most common is late-onset with the life expectancy you named