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- noun medicine variant
CJD , a form ofCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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What causes progressive neurological diseases like "mad-cow" disease or vCJD? vCJD is caused by an unusual protein called a prion (proteinaceous infectious particle).
Mad-cow Disease 2010
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In his 1997 book "Deadly Feasts," Richard Rhodes warned that the human variant of mad cow, known as vCJD, might kill as many as 500,000 people a year in Britain alone.
Swine-Flu Hysteria 2009
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In his 1997 book "Deadly Feasts," Richard Rhodes warned that the human variant of mad cow, known as vCJD, might kill as many as 500,000 people a year in Britain alone.
Media Blog 2009
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In his 1997 book "Deadly Feasts," Richard Rhodes warned that the human variant of mad cow, known as vCJD, might kill as many as 500,000 people a year in Britain alone.
From On High 2009
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In his 1997 book "Deadly Feasts," Richard Rhodes warned that the human variant of mad cow, known as vCJD, might kill as many as 500,000 people a year in Britain alone.
From On High 2009
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ( "vCJD") is characterized by the accumulation of large deposits of misfolded prion protein in the brain and the nervous system and the appearance of sponge-like holes in the brain causing a fatal degenerative CNS disorder.
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The filter, which 'cleans' blood prior to use, removes the prion responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ( "vCJD").
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ( "vCJD") is characterized by the accumulation of large deposits of misfolded prion protein in the brain and the nervous system.
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Another type of rogue protein - the prions - which cause diseases such as vCJD, are thought to be able to twist themselves into a shape which gives them the ability to "infect" nearby healthy tissue.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Feb 04, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX Disease ( "vCJD") remains 'a very real and continuing threat to
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