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A rare, often fatal disease of the brain, characterized by gradual dementia and loss of muscle control that occurs most often in middle age and is caused by a slow virus
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhat happens is your brain slowly eats itself until it turns into mush.
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Where does the name Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease come from?
Historically speaking, this disease got its name from the first founder, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt. He examined patients with symptoms related to brain degeneration, which lead to the naming of the disease. Afterward Alfons Maria Jakob found more information regarding the disease, and thus, the "Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease" name was born.
What is the full form of CJD?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
What is the human form of mad cow disease?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
What is the relationship between Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome?
mad cow disease is when cows get it. when the disease is passed on 2 humans, it's called the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. so technically its the same thing, just in different species
Is creutzfeldt-jakob disease acute or choronic?
CJD is a chronic progressive neurologic disease that is 100% fatal.
What is the scientific name for Kuru?
If you are talking about the Kuru Disease, the scientific name is Creutzfeldt-Jakob.
What is the scientific name of kuru?
If you are talking about the Kuru Disease, the scientific name is Creutzfeldt-Jakob
When was Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease discovered?
Seemed like you answered your own question. A man named Jakob Creutzfeld was infected with it in the mid-19th century, thus naming the disease after him. FACT: Creutzfeld-Jakobs disease is 80% fatal. Go see a doctor!
How many human diseases are caused by prions?
Human Prion DiseasesCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker SyndromeFatal Familial InsomniaKuru
What is the average age of onset for Creutzfeldt Jakob disease?
CJD typically occurs between the ages of 50 and 75.
Scrapie in sheep Mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt Jakob syndrome in humans are examples of diseases that are caused by?
Prion
In Europe you get Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease from eating mad cows But in Kentucky you get it from a burgoo stew of scrambled eggs and the brains of which animal?
Squirrel
