How many of you know someone who has died of this disease?!
Question: My Mother died of it dec.15, 2006 she was 68 years old. Her diagnosis was such a shock!! We are still reeling from it.
Answers: My Mother died of it dec.15, 2006 she was 68 years old. Her diagnosis was such a shock!! We are still reeling from it.
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.
The correct spelling is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. CJD definitely does NOT preferentially strike Jews. It strikes anyone who was exposed to the prion, which is a rogue protein which basically makes certain proteins in your body change shape and become ineffective. It is readily transmitted by body fluids. It mainly strikes the brain, causing a diffuse encephalopathy sometimes referred to as "Swiss cheese brain". The disease is related to Mad Cow Disease, but they are not synonymous.
There is a lot of information available on the internet and in medical reference texts. The exact mechanism of action is not fully explained yet, but we're getting closer.
the correct spelling is: Crutchfield jacob syndrome. apparently it primarily attacks those of Jewish descent and is similar to mad cow disease. autopsy should not be performed as contact with the fluids from the brain are highly contagious and dangerous. there doesn't seem to be too much info on the net on this disease though.
Actually it's Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt...