Frequently Asked Questions about Chronic Wasting Disease

10. How can we prevent chronic wasting disease?

The best thing you can do to prevent this disease is not to hunt, handle, shoot or even consume any animals which appear to be sick or those which act differently. While the field-dressing game, it's essential to use rubber gloves and avoid using a bone saw to cut through the spinal cord or brain of the animal. Instead, it's better to bone out the meat. Also, minimize contact with and never consume the eyes, spleen, lymph nodes, spinal cord tissues or brain of the animals. Also, remember to wash your hands thoroughly after processing or dressing game meat.