Can creutzfeldt-jakob disease be spread from a blood transfusion?
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Can creutzfeldt-jakob disease be spread from a blood transfusion?
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Dr. Thomas Ruma
Pathology
In brief: Yes
Unfortunately, yes.
Variant cases of cjd have been transmitted by blood transfusion in the uk.
In brief: Yes
Unfortunately, yes.
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David Miller
Family Medicine
In brief: Potentially, but...
The extensive questionnaires at blood drives are designed to screen out specific infections prior to blood being donated.
There are a number of questions that are specific to creutzfeldt-jacob disease (similar to but not exactly the same as "mad cow" disease). To date cases have only been reported from high prevalence areas in europe and these people did not receive leukocyte-depleted blood.
In brief: Potentially, but...
The extensive questionnaires at blood drives are designed to screen out specific infections prior to blood being donated.
There are a number of questions that are specific to creutzfeldt-jacob disease (similar to but not exactly the same as "mad cow" disease). To date cases have only been reported from high prevalence areas in europe and these people did not receive leukocyte-depleted blood.
David Miller
Answer assisted by David Miller, Medical Student
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