[ad_1] Prions protein expressed in E. coli bacteria. Credit: NIAID. By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are generally discovered, death is imminent and inevitable. But, in a new study, researchers …
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[ad_1] According to a poster presented at the recent IDWeek 2018 conference on the rapid diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), such as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease variant (vCJD), researchers from Rochester Regional …
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[ad_1] A new report says in Rochester, NY., Hunter may have developed an ultra-rare brain infection after eating the brains of squirrels he killed, according to LiveScience. The report is presented at …
Read More »What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease? The man contracts a rare disorder after eating squirrel brains
[ad_1] A man from New York has contracted an extremely rare and fatal brain disorder after ingesting the brain of a squirrel, according to a new report about him. The doctors discovered …
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