in taxon chronic wasting disease https://www.malacards.org/card/chronic_wasting_disease DOID:3530 MONDO:0002680 A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) of deer and elk characterized by chronic weight loss leading to death. It is thought to spread by direct contact between animals or through environmental contamination with the prion protein (prions). MESH:D034081 prion disease, non-human animal Cervidae