Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a very rare and incurable brain disease that is ultimately fatal. It is the most common of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). TSEs (also known as prion diseases) are caused by a unique type of infectious agent called prions, an abnormally-structured form of a protein found in the brain. Other prion diseases include Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), fatal familial insomnia (FFI) and kuru in humans, as well as BSE and scrapie in animals.

Related Topics:
Brain - Disease - Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies - Prion - Structured - Protein - Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome - Fatal familial insomnia - Kuru - BSE - Scrapie

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