Very very few: <100 around the world & over time. You don't have it. Btw, it is closely related to mad cow disease & creutzfeldt-jakob disease & is caused by accumulation of misfolded prion proteins in the brain.
Answered 3/22/2015
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Ultra few: I do not know, but do know it is so incredibly rare. Something like less than 10 sporadic cases, and only a few dozen families with the abnormal gene.
Answered 5/27/2015
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