CJD
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In early 2019, officials at a hospital in the small Canadian province of New Brunswick noticed that two patients had contracted an extremely rare brain condition known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD.
From BBC
In December, a less-than-ideal diagnostic test—the only one available at that time— suggested CJD, and after that, life support was removed.
From Science Magazine
"Importantly, our findings also suggest that Alzheimer's and some other neurological conditions share similar disease processes to CJD, and this may have important implications for understanding and treating Alzheimer's disease in the future."
From Science Daily
The latest findings in Nature Medicine suggest Alzheimer's-related amyloid protein might be spread accidentally during medical and surgical procedures in the same way as CJD.
From BBC
The press release suggests it’s not yet clear whether the new case is vCJD or “classic” CJD, which is not known to be caused by prions from animals.
From Science Magazine
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