Dealing with a Loved One with CJD

Dealing with a Loved One with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Caring for a Patient with CJD

Caring for a Patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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CJD Symptoms and Presentation

CJD Symptoms and Presentation

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CJD Foundation Newsletter Sept 2011

CJD Foundation Newsletter 2011-9

Clarifications

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Blood Test on the Horizon?

1. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is not the "main acquired prion disease in the United States."  There have been no documentation of CWD transmission to humans.  CWD is, however; the most prevalent animal prion disease in the United States.
2. All forms of prion disease have been seen in the United States (sporadic, genetic, and acquired).