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Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease (kroits

lt-yä

kôp)

A rare, usually fatal disease of the brain, characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control, that occurs most often in middle age and is caused by a slow virus. Also called Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease.

[After Hans G. Creutzfeld (1883-1964) and Alfons M. Jakob (1884-1931), German psychiatrists.]

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [ˈkrɔɪtsfɛlt ˈjɑːkɒp]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a fatal slow-developing disease that affects the central nervous system, characterized by mental deterioration and loss of coordination of the limbs. It is thought to be caused by an abnormal prion protein in the brain

[named after Hans G. Creutzfeldt (1885-1964) and Alfons Jakob (1884-1931), German physicians]

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (kroits

lt-yä

kôp)

A rare, usually fatal encephalopathy that occurs most often in middle age and is likely caused by a prion. It is characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control. The disease is named after its discoverers, German pathologist Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885-1964) and German neurologist Alfons Maria Jakob (1884-1931).

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - 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

CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

n no pl → Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit f

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Factfile: CJD history and 'mad cow's disease' THE number of confirmed cases of CJD has risen steadily in recent years and in 1995, the first case of Variant CJD or vCJD was reported creating panic and was nicknamed "mad cow's disease", which campaigners say is an inaccurate and damaging myth.

Family tells of CJD grief; HEALTH: Support group holds awareness event by Birmingham Mail (England)

They have specific cells within the immune system that attract corrupted proteins - known as prions - linked to variant CJD and encourage them to multiply and spread.

Why youngsters are more prone to human form of mad cow disease by Asian News International

BSE first appeared in cattle in Britain in 1986 and was found to infect humans - in the form of variant CJD - 10 years later.

Warning over second wave of CJD cases by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

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