Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease And Other Spongiform Encephalopathies CreutzfeldtJakob Disease and Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. Theincidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has not changed. http://www.medical-library.org/journals2a/creutzfeldt_jacob2.htm
Welcome To AJC! creutzfeldtjacob disease See images. Definition creutzfeldt-jacob diseaseis a disorder involving rapid decrease of mental function and movement. http://www.ajc.com/health/healthfd/shared/health/adam/ency/article/000788.html
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Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Obituary creutzfeldtjacob disease Obituary. In the Sunday May 18 New YorkTimes an obituary was published for Joanie Westie, a Big Star http://www.organicconsumers.org/cjdobit.html
Extractions: In the Sunday May 18 New York Times an obituary was published for Joanie Westie, a "Big Star in the World of Roller Derbies" who died May 10 at age 62. The interesting part is that, according to her husband, Nick Scopas, she died of a "rare brain disease", you guessed it, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. The Times makes no further mention of the cause of death, nor does it remind its readers that this is the same disease that caused such a furor among the French when a few of their citizens died of it. The reason for the French ire was of course that scientists believe that CJ disease is linked to Mad Cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) The furor resulted in the banning of British beef from import into the EU and the collapse of the British beef industry. This was reported on the front page of the New York Times. Is it that NYT editors don't read their own articles, or are they just being loyal protectors for agri-business interests? And I also wonder if the family is aware of the CJ - Mad Cow connection? If not, may be somebody in California should tell them (or their attorney). They live in Hayward California, near San Francisco. In addition to her husband, Ms. Westie was survived by two step children - Tracy Munoz of Hayward and Nick Scopas Jr. of Manteca CA.
Extractions: News Campaigns GE Food Organics ... email this page February, 2001 Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science Vol. 31 no. 2 p. 211-2 Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is a rare and transmissible neurological disorder, which has been increasing in frequency in the United States over the past two decades. [...] We report 7 cases of CJD from North Shore University Hospital, a community-based teaching institution that serves Nassau County on Long Island, NY. These cases were diagnosed and died during the 12-mo period between mid-June 1999 to midJune 2000... These data suggest a CJD death rate in Nassau County... approximately 6 times the national rate. During the previous 1-yr period, no case of CJD was diagnosed in our laboratory [...] The authors are concerned that the number of CJD cases in our catchment area appears to have increased dramatically during the 12-mo period. [...] News Campaigns GE Food Organics ... Site Map Organic Consumers Association
GE Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease creutzfeldtjacob disease. There was a letter in my mailbox last monthabout a case of spongiform encephalopathy aka Creutzfeldt-Jacob http://www.geocities.com/~orgrease/gecjd.html
Extractions: There was a letter in my mailbox last month about a case of spongiform encephalopathy a.k.a. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in a guy who ate squirrel brains. I should make clear, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is NOT Mad Cow Disease. MCD (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) is one of several prion diseases. A statistical excess of CJD has been seen in people who ate squirrel brains. That is, in a relatively small population there were more cases of CJD than one would expect, and the small population in question ate squirrel brains. Does this mean that squirrels have prion diseases that are contagious to humans? Shit if I know? There was no evidence that the squirrels in question had a prion disease. In fact, there's no evidence that squirrels ever get prion diseases. On the other hand, nobody has looked very closely at squirrel brains. Was this an encyclopedic blip? Who knows? With rare diseases like this, blips happen, and can be real bitches to sort out. CJD occurs in one in a million. There are approximately 250 cases of CJD in the USA per year. It would therefore not be unexpected to see a case of CJD in a human being who consumed an excessive number of squirrel brains. Indeed, it would be remarkable to NOT see any cases of CJD in squirrel brain eaters. More people than you would suspect eat squirrel brains. It is considered a delicacy. Apparently squirrel brains are very common in some parts of the country.
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease - CJD What Is CreutzfeldtJakob Disease? Who Can Be Stricken By Creutzfeldt-JakobDisease? Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease can afflict anyone. http://thailabonline.com/brain1cjd.htm
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Extractions: Study of Growth Hormone Treatment and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Underscores Need for Prevention of Adrenal Crises The largest study of its kind, designed to track the development of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in people who received human growth hormone from cadavers, has found that the vast majority of those who received the hormone did not contract the fatal condition. However, some recipients (26 out of approximately 7,700) did develop the disease. A larger number (59) died from adrenal crisis, a sometimes-fatal complication that can be prevented if it is recognized and treated promptly. Adrenal crisis does not affect all patients who require growth hormone, but may occur in a subgroup of patients whose pituitary gland fails to make not only growth hormone but also the hormone needed to regulate the adrenal glands. Human growth hormone is now manufactured synthetically, and the synthetic form does not transmit Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). The study tracks individuals who received cadaver-derived human growth hormone, to determine their risk of developing CJD and to observe their health status. The federal study's findings appear in the April Journal of Pediatrics. It was conducted by scientists at several agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At the National Institutes of Health, researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, took part in the study. Researchers from two other HHS agencies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also participated, as did the research corporation Westat.
The Dictionary Of Cell And Molecular Biology - Online! Result of search for 1578. Welcome, new user. creutzfeldtjacob disease. Rarefatal presenile dementia of humans, similar to kuru and other slow viruses. http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/~julian/dict2.cgi?1578
CJD Fact Sheet If you have any further questions, ask your own physician, local health unitor health care worker. creutzfeldtjacob disease (CJD). What is it? http://www.path.queensu.ca/kgh/cl/ic/cjd.htm
Extractions: Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is a progressive, degenerative neurologic disorder with a clinically latent stage of up to 30 years. The duration from the onset of symptoms to death is 6 - 12 months. The symptoms include progressive ataxia, myoclonus, dementia with memory loss, vertigo, visual disturbances and EEG changes. The incidence of CJD in Canada is estimated at one case per million per year. The infectious agent is referred to as a prion, for proteinacious infectious particle. The prion is very resistant to regular decontamination and sterilization methods.CJD cases are presently classified as:a) Genetic: a familial form (5-15% of cases)b) Infectious: iatrogenic transmission: corneal transplants / dura mater grafts / pituitary hormones from CJD infected donors or inadequately sterilized CJD contaminated neurosurgical stereotactic electrodes ( <1% of cases).c) Sporadic: from an unknown source (90% of cases)Other prion diseases include Kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease (a genetic disease), Fatal Familial Insomnia (a genetic disease). Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a disease in cattle related to contaminated feed made from scrapie infected sheep and cattle. An outbreak of a variant of CJD (vCJD), thought to be related to the ingestion of BSE contaminated beef, was detected in 1997 in Europe. vCJD has a shorter incubation period, and presents in a younger population (
Extractions: PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer. I read with interest the article on 'Creutz-Jacob Disease (CJD) : Report of 10 cases from North India'.1 As the authors have remarked, CJD is being increasingly reported from various regions in India. CJD Registry at NIMHANS initiated by Shankar and Satish Chandra2 is a step in the right direction to know about the prevalence of CJD in India. EPrint Type: Journal (Paginated) Keywords: Subjects: Medicine Neurology ID Code: Deposited By: Sun, Yibing Deposited On: 12 June 2003 Alternative Locations: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?ni02035 http://www.neurologyindia.com/vol50-1/FullArticles/matter.pdf
Figure 5 Figure 5.28. creutzfeldtjacob disease. Severe cortical atrophy. http://www.akronchildrens.org/neuropathology/fig5-28.html
Extractions: document.write(lday + ", " +lmonth + " " + date + ", " + year ) A sporadic and rare, but fatal human disease that usually strikes people over 65. It occurs worldwide at an estimated annual rate of one case per million population. About 10-15% of CJD cases are inherited. A small number of cases occurred as the result of various medical treatments or procedures which inadvertently transferred the CJD agent. In March 1996, the British government announced a possible link between bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and CJD. The announcement was prompted by the discovery of several atypical cases of CJD in Great Britain. A B C ... Z
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Cognitive Neurology. creutzfeldtjacob disease. Definition creutzfeldt-jacob diseaseis a disorder involving rapid decrease of mental function and movement. http://www.pennhealth.com/ency/article/000788.htm
Extractions: Search Encyclopedia: List of Topics Print This Page  Cognitive Neurology Creuztfeldt-Jakob disease Central nervous system Definition: Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a disorder involving rapid decrease of mental function and movement. These are abnormalities believed to be caused by damage done to the brain by a protein called a prion. This protein folds abnormally, and seems to encourage other proteins to become similarly misshapen, affecting their ability to function. Alternative Names: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy; New variant CJD - "the human form of mad cow disease" Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can occur sporadically (for no known reason), as a result of exposure to contaminated products. Rarely, it can be genetically inherited. The disorder itself is rare, occurring in about 1 out of 1 million people. It usually first appears in midlife, beginning between ages 20 and 70, with average age at onset of symptoms in the late 50s. However, some cases have occurred in adolescents who have received
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease I. First Previous Next Last Index Home Text, Slide 15 of 30. http://www.biomedicine.dote.hu/cselenyi/phd3/sld015.htm
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BBC News | HEALTH | VCJD And BSE - The Link creutzfeldtjacob disease is an untreatable and invariably fatal diseasein humans which is similar to BSE in cattle and scrapie in sheep. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/967133.stm
Extractions: Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is an untreatable and invariably fatal disease in humans which is similar to BSE in cattle and scrapie in sheep. The diseases are together called "spongiform encephalopathies", because they all reduce the brain to the same spongy appearance, with gaps appearing within the tissue. The type of CJD associated with BSE in cattle is termed "variant CJD", and is distinctively different from standard CJD - which emerges in between 25 and 60 UK adults each year, normally in people aged over 55. Variant CJD began to emerge and be diagnosed in the mid-1990s - there have been 73 confirmed cases so far, with just under a dozen probable cases which have yet to be confirmed, either because the patient is still alive, or because the post mortem has yet to take place.
Extractions: CWD is in a class of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. In addition to CWD, there are three other variations that affect animals: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (known as mad cow disease); scrapie, which has affected sheep for some 200 years; and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in humans. There are two variations of the disease in humans. Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease occurs naturally from unknown causes in about one out of every million people. That rate has remained constant over time and geography, and is not connected to CWD. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, which has been linked to the large-scale outbreak of Mad Cow Disease in cattle herds in Great Britain, is identifiably different from the classic CJD. During the Mad Cow outbreak in England, the British population consumed an estimated 750,000 infected cattle during a 10-year period. Only 100 humans have contracted Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease to date. However, WHO also says no part of a deer or elk with evidence of CWD should be eaten by people or other animals. (It is common sense that you should not consume any animal known to be diseased.) Over 16 years of monitoring Colorado's infected area has resulted in no evidence that CWD has transferred to people or cattle living there.
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