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CJD

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CJD
abbreviation for
(Medicine / Pathology) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Noun1.CJD - 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
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain
Translations
CJD [ˌsiːˌdʒeɪˈdiː] n (=Creutzfeld Jacob disease) → MCJ f
CJD abbr of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease → CJK f


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Sc]) was identified in the retina and optic nerve in patients with variant CJD (vCJD) and sCJD (5,6), and CJD has been transmitted by corneal transplantation (7,8).
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CJD has occasionally been transmitted through blood or infected instruments or tissue.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the deaths raise concern because all three were under 30, while CJD usually only strikes people older than 45.
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