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Elephants in the wild may succumb to more naturally occurring diseases. For example, anthrax, which is transmitted by rats, can lead to paralysis of the trunk. Heart disease, twisted gut, and parasite infections are other major illnesses contracted by wild elephants.Interestingly, elephants in the wild have been known to seek out their own remedies to deal with illness.For example, digestive dilemmas can be treated by fasting or consuming bitter herbs or bark.lephant herpes virus affects both wild and captive elephants. Interestingly, it greatly affects young Asian elephants, whereas African elephants generally experience benign versions of the virus. It causes fatal hemorrhagic disease and is believed to be transmitted between elephants through trunk secretions.
Other TSEs are found in specific kinds of animals. These include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which is found in cows and is often referred to as âmad cowâ disease; scrapie, which affects sheep and goats; mink encephalopathy; and feline encephalopathy.Similar diseases have occurred in elk, deer, and exotic zoo animals. This is by far the most common type of CJD and accounts for at least 85 percent of cases. 2  In hereditary CJD, the person has a family history of the disease and/or tests positive for a genetic mutation associated with CJD. About 5 to 10 percent of cases of CJD in the United States are hereditary.