Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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Overview

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is one of a group of progressive neurological diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). TSEs, which can affect humans and animals, cause brain tissue to become so filled with holes that it resembles a sponge upon microscopic examination.


Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are also called prion diseases. Prions are proteins that lack nucleic acids (e.g., DNA, RNA), which are complex compounds present in all other ...Read the full article