What is Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease? A Basic Definition

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
     n : rare (usually fatal)
         brain disease (usually in middle age)
         caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by
         progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
         [syn: CJD,
         Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease]

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Sun Apr 6

• Mad Cow Disease- WebMD: Information on Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Ja kob Disease on WebMD

Wed Feb 6

• BBC NEWS | Europe | French medics sued in CJD scandal

Tue Aug 14

• ScienceDaily: Metals Linked To Alzheimer's And Other Neurodegenerat ive Diseases: A multi-institut ional team of researchers led by Emory University has defined for the first time how metal ions bind to amyloid fibrils in the brain in a way that appears toxic to neurons. Amyloid fibrils are linked to the development of neurodegenerat ive

Tue Nov 28

• Article: Factors determining the potential for onward transmission of variant Creutzfeldt?Ja kob disease via surgical instruments
• Article: Projections of the future course of the primary vCJD epidemic in the UK: inclusion of subclinical infection and the possibility of wider genetic susceptibility

Mon Apr 17

• Prion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thu Mar 16

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