People can get a rare type of tuberculosis, called bovine tuberculosis, from deer, according to the CDC. What you should know:
Sept. 30, 2019 -- According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention people can get a rare type ofSuch was the case of one 77 year-old Michigan hunter, who most likely got sick by inhaling the germ while removing a dead deer's infected organs, CNN reports.
The patient had been hunting in an area where two other hunters were infected more than 15 years ago. Bovine tuberculosis makes up under 2% of all tuberculosis cases in the U.S. Although mostly eliminated in cattle, it's still found in wild bison, elk and deer, the CDC said. The infection is usually gotten by eating or drinking unpasteurized dairy products or having direct contact though an open wound while hunting or slaughtering an infected animal, CNN reports.
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