Prion diseases are progressive, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative conditions. The term
'prion'was first nominated to express the revolutionary concept that a protein could be …

The human prion diseases comprise Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, variably protease-sensitive
prionopathy, Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker disease, fatal familial insomnia, and kuru …

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a human prion disease resulting from the
consumption of meat products contaminated by the agent causing bovine spongiform …

Early and accurate diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a necessary to
distinguish this untreatable disease from treatable rapidly progressive dementias, and to …

The emergence of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (vCJD) is considered a likely
consequence of human dietary exposure to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) …

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE s) are untreatable, fatal neurologic
diseases affecting mammals. Human disease forms include sporadic, familial and acquired …

The development of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in three recipients of non-
leukoreduced red blood cells from asymptomatic donors who subsequently developed the …

Abstract In the United-Kingdom,≈ 1 of 2,000 persons could be infected with variant
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Therefore, risk of transmission of vCJD by medical …

INTRODUCTION Background Prion diseases, also known as the transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (TSEs), are rare fatal neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and …

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a zoonotic prion disease thought to have been
transmitted to humans through the consumption of food products contaminated with bovine …