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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease  

Definition

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare, devastating, degenerative, and mostly fatal brain disorder. It is part of a group of diseases called prion diseases that occurs in humans and certain animals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease]

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