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What is the treatment for vcjd?
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Prions: Vcjd or variant creutzfeldt-jakob disease is the human form of "mad cow disease" acquired by humans by the ingestion of contaminated meat (mostly hamburger) or rarely by blood transfusion from a case of vcjd prior to diagnosis. There is no definitive treatment although a number of investigators are studying possibilities.
Answered 4/24/2014
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