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CJD
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) is a condition where brain damage is caused by abnormal proteins called prions. This damage occurs quickly and causes muscle spasticity and abnormal mental function.
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How is cjd diagnosed?
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How is cjd transmitted?
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How common is classic cjd?
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Is cjd reportable where I live?
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Is cjd be transmitted thru the air?
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What types of research is being done for cjd?
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In what way can cjd be transmitted from person to person?
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What are some things that increase the risk of cjd transmission?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you diagnose somebody's cjd years and years before anything happens?
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A 22-year old asked:
Can I get cjd by eating beef?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can teenagers develop the sporadic variant of CJD?
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Can a 13 year old boy develop a case of sporadic CJD?
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A 48-year old asked:
Transmission of creutzfeldt-jacob disease (cjd) has been proven between family members?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the treatment for cjd?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I prevent getting cjd?
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A 38-year old asked:
Are GMOs linked to cjd or mad cow diease?
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A 22-year old asked:
What is iatrogenic creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd)?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have cjd/bse, can I donate plasma?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do you have Alzheimer's symptoms if you have cjd symptoms?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Why diagnose cjd without a biopsy? Is there a cancer that can cause same symptoms?
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A 38-year old asked:
If some of us got in contact with a saliva of an infected cjd person, how would you test if you caught it?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can i get cjd from eating pork brain?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can i catch new variant cjd (bse), through touching/being exposed to- tinned dog or cat food?
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Can variant cjd through blood be transmitted through a cut on the finger?
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A 21-year old asked:
Is there a vaccine or medicine available that cures or prevents classic cjd?
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A 33-year old male asked:
In creutzfeldt jacob disease (cjd) and/or new variant cjd, is the classical/alternate complement pathway negatively affected in any way?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Doctors, Do I eat anything before lumbar puncture? I wasn't instructed. Im being tested for CJD. Any preparations I should take for an accurate test?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have suspected variant CJD or sCJD. I pick scabs a lot. if some blood on skin or couch come in contact with family,could they develop that disease?
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A 58-year old female asked about a 79-year old female:
My mom was diagnosed with Pick disease but doing research I see it is similar to Lewy and CJD. Is the life expectancy similar. Worse because bad fall.
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A 25-year old male asked:
Hello, Recently, there has been study saying that infectious CJD prions could be found on the skin. Could this mean that non invasive medical equipment with skin contact like an EEG could transmit CJD. I've done one recently and i'm wondering?
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