This is what a doomed Wyoming elk%2C sickened with Chronic Wasting Disease looks like. Symptoms include drooling%2C loss of physical coordination and mental disorientation%2C similar to human dementia patients in late stages of disease. The elk was part of a research project that confirmed there is no cure for CWD and that animals can catch the disease simply by coming in contact with a prion-contaminated environment. Photo courtesy Wyoming Game and Fish