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CJD

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ID 720257 Last modified 10.03.2026
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Domain pathology
  • harva esinev, vereülekandega või koesiirdamisega nakkav, hrl. surmaga lõppev, väga väikese viirusetaolise tekitaja poolt esilekutsutud entsefalopaatia, millele on iseloomulik arenev dementsus, krambid ja lihasjäikus
  • a rapidly progressive dementia usually beginning in middle age and now thought to be due to a transmissible agent or slow virus similar to kuru
CJD abbreviation
Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease preferred
Usage examples
  • New information has been published in the United Kingdom further supporting the hypothesis that exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent is linked to the new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) in humans.
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