View Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Cjd) In Humans Gif. The vast majority are sporadic, but familial and acquired forms are also occasionally. It is believed that a tiny transmissible * protein particle called a prion triggers the disease.

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It affects about one person in every one million people per year worldwide; Cjd falls into four categories: Sporadic, familial, iatrogenic and variant.

Death usually occurs between 4 months and 2 years after onset.

Other tse diseases that affect humans are similar to cjd, but strike different parts of the brain, such as the cerebellum or the brain stem. There is compelling evidence that vcjd. Cjd falls into four categories: Other tse diseases that affect humans are similar to cjd, but strike different parts of the brain, such as the cerebellum or the brain stem.