Medical Definition of Creutzfeld jacob disease
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Rare fatal pre senile dementia of humans, similar to kuru and other slow viruses.
Method of transmission unknown. Will induce neurological disorder in goats 3-4 years after inoculation with CJD brain extract. Classified pathologically as a subacute spongiform encephalopathy.
See: Prions.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creutzfeld Jacob Disease
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