Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Also called: CJD, Subacute spongiform encephalopathy
CJD is a degenerative brain disorder that leads to dementia and death.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may occur spontaneously, be inherited, or be transmitted by contact with infected tissue, such as during a transplant or from eating contaminated meat.
It is extremely rare with less than 1,000 cases per year usually. Usually it causes anxiety, memory loss, personality changes and depression. Usually in a few months the person falls into a coma.
Category:Disorder
Category:Brain
Category:Contaminated meat
Category:Transplant
Category:Diseases