AL wrote:
> Oh, that reminds me of another article I read. Prions, the "suspected"
> cause of mad cow disease, aren't killed by normal sterlization methods, so
> all the tools and equipment used during an autopsy have to be discarded.
> Obviously this makes pathologists hesistant to perform autopsies, so when
> presented with someone who might possibly have CJD, they're more likely to
> just skip the autopsy rather than to investigate further.
>

Do you have the barest shred of proof that autopsies are skipped - other
wise it's nonsense and pure speculation on your part! So they use
abnormal sterilization methods and perform the autopsy anyway.