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Prion diseases can be passed through sexual contact and through saliva. i believe someone passed me sporadic familial insomnia prions through sexual oral contact. they have every symptom and now i cant sleep and have jerks as well. im always tired.

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Rare, fascinating...: Prion diseases are rare, fascinating. Haven't heard of a cure, so a diagnosis of brain prion disease in one's 20's would be bad. Because the symptoms overlap with many diseases and disorders that are much more common than prion diseases (unless a person has contact with a proven source of prions), one's doctor will be evaluating for signs of the more common diseases, which are likely treatable.

Answered 11/13/2019

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