View Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Cause PNG. In the united states there are about 300 cases per year. It affects about one person in every one million per year worldwide;
Diseases of the central nervous system caused by prions.
Unlike other diseases that are caused by bacteria or viruses, this disease is caused by abnormal pieces of protein called prions. 1963 a rare progressive fatal encephalopathy caused by a prion and marked by development of… … Initially, these symptoms, which typically become apparent during the fifth. It is believed that a tiny transmissible* protein particle called a prion triggers the disease.
