CJD

Creutzfeldtโ€“Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal degenerative brain disorder. CJD is a prion disease and there are four main types:ย 

  • Sporadic CJD: the most common type, the precise cause is unclear
  • Variant CJD: caused by consuming BSE-infected beef
  • Familial or inherited CJD
  • Iatrogenic CJD

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