A. Dead animals will smell until they are completely decomposed or until they are dried out, whichever comes first. It goes without saying that the larger the animal, the more biomass there is to rot, the stronger the smell will be, and the longer the smell will last.
When cells are damaged by disease or injury, large amounts of these leak out, causing blood tests to show that enzymes are elevated above normal. (You can roughly compare this situation to a car that's leaking oil. Leaks in many parts of the engine can have the same result: oil all over your driveway.)
CSF protein tests are also helpful when looking for signs of injury, bleeding in the spinal fluid, or vasculitis. Acute alcoholism is another possible cause of high protein levels. Low levels of protein in your CSF could mean your body is leaking cerebrospinal fluid. This could be due to a traumatic injury such as head trauma or a stabbing. Advertisement.